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Victorian Master Criminal
On 2 August 1876, a young policeman named Constable Nicholas Cock was shot dead while walking 'the beat' at Whalley Range, Manchester. A few months later, on the evening of 29 …
Charles II and the Duke of Buckingham
Paints a picture of friendship, exile, betrayal, murder, adultery, infamy, alchemy and scandal in royal and courtly circles. Buckingham was brought up in court with the two kings, …
Colonel Blood
A turncoat, spy and double agent, Colonel Blood is most notorious for being the only person to successfully steal the Crown Jewels. David Hanrahan tells the gripping tale of 17th …
Charles II and the Duke of Buckingham
Paints a picture of friendship, exile, betrayal, murder, adultery, infamy, alchemy and scandal in royal and courtly circles. Buckingham was brought up in court with the two kings, …
CHARLES II AND THE DUKE OF BUCKINGH
Assassination of the Prime Minister
Only once in history has a British Prime Minister been assassinated. At 5.00 p.m. on Monday, 11 May 1812, John Bellingham made his way to the Houses of Parliament carrying …
First Great Train Robbery
In May, 1855, the citizens of Victorian Great Britain were shocked to read in their morning edition of The Times that GBP12,000 worth of gold bars and other valuables had been …
The Victorian Master Criminal
On 2 August 1876, a young policeman named Constable Nicholas Cock was shot dead while walking ‘the beat’ at Whalley Range, Manchester. A few months later, on the evening of 29 …
The Great Fraud on the Bank of England
In March 1873 the Bank of England was defrauded of over GBP100,000 - a financial heist of unprecedented proportions in Victorian England. When news of the crime broke, it caused a …
The Assassination of the Prime Minister
Only once in history has a British Prime Minister been assassinated. At 5.00 p.m. on Monday, 11 May 1812, John Bellingham made his way to the Houses of Parliament carrying …