Was Jesus blond or not?
Jesus is often portrayed as blond and blue-eyed even though he came from the Middle East so Tony McMahon sets out to discover why
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Hitler really only had one ball
Adolf Hitler was always rumoured to have one testicle – or ball – and it was the subject of a saucy British army song. It now seems that rumour was true.
How Napoleon lost his virginity
Napoleon Bonaparte may have been known as a great lover but he lost his virginity to a prostitute aged 18 in a very seedy encounter
Notre Dame – seizing an opportunity from a tragedy
I’ve spent a lot of time in Paris this year and made two visits to Notre Dame in February and March. It made me sick to my stomach to see the cathedral in flames yesterday. But almost immediately, having immersed myself in the history of Notre Dame, I recognised an opportunity that could arise from…
Scandal ridden Princess Margaret
Tony McMahon discusses Princess Margaret – sister of Queen Elizabeth II and featured in the Netflix series The Crown
Napoleon and Hitler – Private Lives
Napoleon and Hitler were subjects of episodes in the UKTV series Private Lives presented by Tracy Borman with Tony McMahon as contributor
Ancient Egyptian spoons – four thousand year old cutlery!
Spoons in Ancient Egypt fascinate Tony McMahon who has just seen some great examples in the Louvre in Paris
Lewis Powell – the handsome assassin of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln killer Lewis Powell is more famous today because of the celebrity he attained on account of his rugged good looks – but he was still hanged
The Green Children of Wulpet
In medieval England two children with green skin entered the village of Wulpet causing a commotion – nobody knew exactly what they were
The horrible death of many medieval children
How might a medieval child die in ways that are very different to the risks faced by the young today. Tony McMahon investigates