When three thousand people died on London Bridge
In the year 1212 London Bridge burned down and according to contemporary accounts it may have claimed the lives of over three thousand people
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The mysterious Mummy in the City of London
The church of St James’s Garlickhythe in the City of London has a little secret that’s not put on display anymore. It’s a mummy that used to be a key attraction. In a 1937 guide to London, there’s a photo of what’s claimed to be a medieval body. It was discovered in 1839 when the…
Richard Rose – London chef boiled!
Richard Rose was a chef boiled to death in Tudor England for trying to poison his master Bishop John Fisher as Tony McMahon discovers