Onyeka Nubia and James Shakeshaft join the European Skeptics Congress 2026 line-up

We are delighted to announce the final two main stage speakers for the European Skeptics Congress 2026: historian Onyeka Nubia, and podcaster and folklorist James Shakeshaft.

• Dr Onyeka Nubia is a pioneering and internationally recognised historian, writer and presenter. His books include England’s Other Countrymen: Black Tudor Society and Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England: Their Presence Status and Origins. He is the leading historian on the status and origins of Africans in pre-colonial England from antiquity to 1603. He has helped us to an entirely new perspective on otherness, colonialism, imperialism and the Black British contribution to World Wars I and II.
• James Shakeshaft is a producer and co-host of Loremen, a podcast about local legends and obscure curiosities from days of yore, featuring forgotten folklore from Britain’s past. Once a comedy actor and stand up you could spot him in a self-penned episode of Channel 4's Comedy Lab and a thing called "The Looky Likey Show".

Tickets for the European Skeptics Congress are currently on sale, costing £140, or £120 for members of ECSO organisations - pick up yours today!

What’s more, we are pleased to announce that due to high ticket demand, we are able to extend the early bird pricing by a further two weeks, ensuring the Congress remains as affordable as possible for all attendees. The early bird period will now close on Monday September 14th, after which general admission will rise to £160 for the weekend. Tickets for members of ECSO organisations will remain capped at £120.