Werewolves explained – from ancient legends to Hollywood!
As the horror genre revives in the movies and streaming TV series – it’s time that werewolves were explained being a hugely popular monster!
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The Anarchist assassination of President McKinley
In 1901 an anarchist called Leon Czolgosz was responsible for the assassination of President William McKinley – why did he do it?
The tabloids cover the death of Princess Diana
TV historian Tony McMahon remembers the night of the death of Princess Diana through newspapers he kept for 25 years
Worst Royal Funeral ever!
TV historian Tony McMahon discovers that a royal funeral is not always a dignified and sorrowful event – take the funeral of King George IV for example
Queen Elizabeth – a lifelong presence
Queen Elizabeth the Second has been a lifelong presence for TV historian Tony McMahon who relects on what she has meant to him
Black British Georgian Rebel – William Davidson
William Davidson was a black British rebel who got involved in the Cato Street conspiracy of 1820 to kill the entire government
Queen Victoria – the eight assassination attempts
Queen Victoria was subjected to eight assassination attempts in her life though incredibly survived them all as Tony McMahon discovers.
The world’s museums of torture!
Chicago has just opened the first medieval torture museum in the United States – so why are these gory places so popular?
Most power crazed rulers in history!
History has seen one power crazed ruler after another from Caligula to Henry VIII and Tony McMahon finds out what made them tick
Catastrophic Lisbon earthquake of 1755
The year 1755 saw the city of Lisbon destroyed by a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami and widespread fires as Tony McMahon discovers