LGBT people arrested in 19th century London
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
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Diamond Jubilee 1897 – amazing images!
In 1897, Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and TV historian Tony McMahon shares some incredible images from his archive
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
England’s lost royal palaces
TV historian Tony McMahon goes on the hunt for England’s lost royal palaces from Nonsuch Palace to Kennington Palace
Has royal tradition been largely invented?
Is much of the tradition that surrounds the British Royal Family invented in surprisingly recent times? TV historian Tony McMahon suspects so.
Was Tutankhamun buried in the tomb of a queen?
Some believe that the tomb of Tutankhamun was intended for a royal queen hence the feminine imagery that abounds within
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.
Elizabeth I – why was she a Virgin Queen?
Elizabeth the First projected an image of being the Virgin Queen but was it true or clever propaganda as Tony McMahon investigates
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
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
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