Author: Richard Jones

In the early years of the 19th century, the expression “to tap the Admiral” had become popular with sailors in the Royal Navy, and it meant to get a free drink from a commanding officer, sometimes by what […]

One of the biggest myths about the perpetrator of the Whitechapel murders is that the killer’s name, whoever he, or she, was, was Jack the Ripper. I can say, hand on heart, and without any fear of contradiction […]

Throughout the last two  months of 1888 and on into 1889 and beyond, there were numerous reports of men who appeared in court on charges of attacking women in the streets. Many of these attacks were linked by […]

It is inevitable that a case as infamous as that of the Jack the Ripper murders should, over the years, have become the subject of an awful lot of myth making. Even at the time of the atrocities […]

A top hat, or a “topper” was an essential part of a Victorian gentleman’s wardrobe, and no self-respecting toff would be seen on the streets without one. The lower classes, with social pretensions also liked to wear one, […]

In a previous article, that showed the dangers of sudden violence in the streets of Whitechapel, I covered the murder of John Grey by Patrick Cullerty. There now follows and account of the trial of Cullerty and his […]

Of all the murders and violent crimes that took place in 19th century London, some of the most disturbing are those that were perpetrated against innocent children. The North Londoner, on Saturday the 6th of March 1875, published […]

An intriguing aspect of the Jack the Ripper case is the number of people who would later claim inside knowledge about the murders and the murderer. Several of the officers who worked on the investigation, for example – […]

Although there can be no doubt that he Jack the Ripper murders were horrific, there was another killer in Whitechapel at the time that claimed more lives than the Whitechapel murderer, whoever he may have been. The number […]

Well, it’s August 2023 and it’s time for another of our challenging quizzes on the Jack the Ripper case and the Whitechapel murders. If you are one of our regulars, and have been doing our monthly conundrums for […]