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One thing that I have often found to be remarkable – and also slightly disturbing – about the case, is the number of people who, year after year, come forward to make the astonishing claim that they are […]

On Friday, 7th May, 1915, the the German U-boat U-20, torpedoed and sank the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania, resulting in the loss of 1,198 lives. The sinking was met with international outrage. It turned many nations against […]

On our nightly tour, that follows the trail of Jack the Ripper around the mean streets of the East End of London, we try to give our clients the impression of what the streets they are walking through […]

Are the Jack the Ripper murders a fitting subject for dramatization? This was a subject that occupied the minds of more than a few people in August 1945, when the BBC decided to broadcast a programme in its […]

There is a curious little passage located to the north of the City of London. It is called Myddelton Passage, and, at first glance, it looks like any other narrow passageway in London. It is located close to […]

In the latter half of the 19th century, paraffin lamps were a popular means by which people lit their houses after dark. However, this means of illumination was by no means safe. Indeed, the newspapers were frequently reporting […]

Five months of the year have now gone by, where on earth does the time go? But, we’re still going strong with our Jack the Ripper quizzes, and bloew you will find the May 2021 challenge, should you […]

Gangs were a huge problem in the streets of the Victorian East End. Indeed, in the early stages of the investigation into the Jack the Ripper murders, it was believed by the police that the crimes were being […]

Death from starvation was a common occurrence in the Victorian East End in the years before and after the Jack the Ripper murders. On Sunday, 17th March, 1861, Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper published two stories on inquests into the […]

Today, I just wanted to take a little time to ponder what exactly it is that interests people about the 1888 Jack the Ripper murders, and to wonder what an interest – even obsession – in the case […]