In the closing months of the year 1888, the Whitechapel district of London was gripped with terror as a serial killer known as Jack the Ripper stalked the streets killing women in an incredibly grisly manner. Not just strangled or stabbed, but eviscerated with their organs removed. This mass murderer was never caught. But there’s…
At the turn of the 20th century, America experienced a violent crusade against alcohol led by female crusader Carrie Nation
The life of an 18th century highwayman could be thrilling but also very short – especially if you showed compassion to your victims.
Syphilis has a long and painful history – with one in ten Londoners once infected with this killer disease as Tony McMahon investigates.
In 1905, Mary Money was found dead in the Merstham Tunnel believed murdered but events suggested otherwise as Tony McMahon discovers
True crime stories from the 19th century with several gruesome unsolved murders investigated by Tony McMahon
In 1810, a group of 27 LGBT men were arrested at a pub called The White Swan in London and two of them were subsequently hanged
In 1897, Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and TV historian Tony McMahon shares some incredible images from his archive
The funeral of King George III was chaotic and a complete contrast to that of his descendant Queen Elizabeth II as Tony McMahon discovers
TV historian Tony McMahon goes on the hunt for England’s lost royal palaces from Nonsuch Palace to Kennington Palace
