London
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?
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
The prince who wanted an execution in front of his own house
The prince who wanted an execution in front of his own house
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
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
Dryden funeral disrupted by thugs
The funeral of John Dryden was turned into a farce when aristocratic thugs stole his coffin as Tony McMahon investigates a London scandal
Teenagers hanged in London – our brutal past!
Up until and including the 19th century, teenagers were hanged in London for all kinds of crimes including theft and counterfeiting