Making a living stealing clothes from children
A woman who made a living stealing clothes from children in 17th century London
October 2014
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American “lunatic” shames the British into reform!
American “lunatic” shames the British into reform!
Bear baiter tragically eaten by one of his bears
Bear baiter tragically eaten by one of his bears
What Londoners died of in the year 1791
Ever wondered what Londoners died of in the year 1791?
Stanley Green – campaigning against protein
Protein and the perils of sex – the life of Stanley Green
The Knights Templar, a feudal lord and the Nazis
Geoffrey de Mandeville was a very violent medieval warrior buried by the Knights Templar whose tomb was bombed much later by the Nazis
Crimes committed by very drunk people
Crimes commmitted by drunks could have massive consequences hundreds of years ago – even carrying a death sentence as Tony McMahon discovers
The prince who wanted an execution in front of his own house
The prince who wanted an execution in front of his own house
LGBT men hanged in London – in 1743
In 1743 two LGBT men were hanged in London for the crime of sodomy and as Tony McMahon discovers, being outwardly gay was a very dangerous business
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