George Chittenden

Local novelist and historian George Chittenden discusses our coastlines’ shady smuggling past, treasure lost on the Goodwin Sands and a Kentish true story that’s so bizarre it was famous the world over in the 19th century.

George Chittenden teaches history in Canterbury has always loved local history. His book ‘The Boy Who Led Them’ follows the rise and fall of a smuggling gang leader in his home town of Deal, and was followed by the epic prequel ‘The Boy Who Felt No Pain. He is currently writing the final chapter in the series.