Who are Ned Kelly and Joe Byrne?
This work demonstrates that history and graphology can sit comfortably side-by-side, with each field of study opening a door to the other. Angeline offers graphological evidence of numerous aspects of Ned’s personality and temperament, which are aspects that are frequently demonstrated in his historically recorded behaviors, and which certainly help explain some of his more surprising and unusual actions. The information given about Ned is simultaneously familiar and unfamiliar, and unexpectedly enables one to easily picture the living, breathing adolescent, and man. Joe Byrne was highly significant in Kelly history, but to date he has been a less recognised and certainly a less understood historical figure than Ned. The analysis of Joe’s handwriting is therefore perhaps more unexpected and illuminating than that of his friend. Interestingly many of the historically recorded quotes from people who knew Joe have been supported and expanded by this analysis of his handwriting. The Joe wh
