Queen Victoria and her naughty drug habit
Queen Victoria is said to have had an unusual drug habit as Tony McMahon discovers in his vlog series Beardy History
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Muslim African slaves in America
Muslim African slaves in America had a different status to non-Muslim slaves often being put in supervisory roles and regarded as more cultivated
The Abolitionist who owned a thousand slaves
John Coakley Lettsom was a doctor and noted abolitionist – or opponent of slavery – who accidentally ended up owning about a thousand slaves
Finding primitive humans – Strange Evidence
Strange Evidence is back on the Science Channel for another season and contributor Tony McMahon looks at three foot high humans and Escobar’s ghost!
The Roman Colosseum – arena of death!
The Roman Colosseum was an arena of death in the centre of Rome where public executions and gladiatorial combats were held for hundreds of years
Toppling statues and renaming streets – nothing new
There is a long history of toppling statues and renaming streets and cities and historian Tony McMahon thinks we should vex a lot less about this
When the public loved not hated journalists
There was a time when the public loved journalists – viewing them as champions of free speech while today the profession is hated by many on social media
George Floyd – learning lessons from Martin Luther King
Historian Tony McMahon compares the aftermath of the death of George Floyd with what happened after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968
Walking through Lockdown London with a visor!
In early June 2020, I broke the Coronavirus lockdown and walked through the centre of London wearing a face visor to see how the city had changed
Grave robbers through the centuries
Grave robbers have been desecrating tombs throughout history but as Tony McMahon discovers it’s often for very different reasons