There can be no doubt that the conditions for women and children in the Victorian East End were horrific. Yet, there were many people who strove to alleviate the dangers and the sufferings that were endemic in the […]
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Although we cannot know with any degree of certainty how many victims Jack the Ripper had – since we do not know who he (or she) was we cannot state with certainty the number of victims – there […]
Read ArticleDr. Percy John Clark (1865 – 1942), was the assistant to Dr. George Bagster Phillips at the time of the Whitechapel murders, in which capacity he assisted at the post mortems on the bodies of several of the […]
Read ArticleOne 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 […]
Read ArticleOn 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 […]
Read ArticleOn 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 […]
Read ArticleAre 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 […]
Read ArticleThere 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 […]
Read ArticleIn 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 […]
Read ArticleFive 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 […]
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