Lisbon’s 1755 Disaster: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fire
The year 1755 saw the city of Lisbon destroyed by a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami and widespread fires as Tony McMahon discovers
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Matthew Hopkins – the Essex witch hunter
Matthew Hopkins wrote a book titled The Discovery of Witches and spread terror as the Witchfinder General in 17th century England
Exploring Marian Apparitions: Fatima and Beyond
Holy apparitions of the Virgin Mary and saints creates pilgrimage sites visited by millions of people every year as Tony McMahon reports
When cigarettes were healthy for you!
Between the 1930s and 1950s, smoking cigarettes was presenting as being healthy for you and endorsed by doctors and athletes.
Irish Lives Matter – the BLM of the 1920s!
Irish Lives Matter was the Black Lives Matter (BLM) of the 1920s and Tony McMahon discovers his great granduncle was a leading activist
My father dies of Covid – a reflection
My father died of Covid this month and it’s brought home to me the impact this virus has wrought on all of us
Women denying women the vote!
Some women in the early 20th century campaigned against female citizens getting the vote. Tony McMahon investigates why
Stories of Devils in Essex
In the Middle Ages there were many reports of the Devil appearing in church as Tony McMahon discovers
When the Roman Empire lost battles
The Roman Empire didn’t always win its battles and wars as Tony McMahon discovers – sometimes they lost very badly
A real-life werewolf in England
Between 1933 and 1950, an alleged werewolf in England dubbed the Moon Killer murdered three people until being caught by the police