The great London tornado of 1091
In the year 1091 a huge tornado hit the city of London tearing down its famous bridge as Tony McMahon discovers
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Tragic wedding party deaths in the London Blitz
At both ends of the same road in Camberwell, London is stark evidence of mass deaths in the London Blitz as Tony McMahon discovers
London Blitz – stories of struggle
The London Blitz of 1940 and 1941 saw many stories of heroism and sacrifice from Londoners. As German fighter planes dropped bombs on the city during the Second World War, the people of London rose to the challenge. There was a desperate scramble to rescue the trapped and wounded as well as tackling the danger…
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