It’s an intriguing part of our nightly walking tour to see just what people know about the Jack the Ripper crimes and the history of the East End of London in general. The Whitechapel Murders could easily be […]
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The East End is a fascinating part of London and there are many and varied things you can do to explore its streets and buildings and which can help you really get to know the area. In Whitechapel, […]
Read ArticleThere has been much talk over the last year, or at least ever since the end of the London 2012 Olympics, about the Olympic legacy. It got me thinking about whether or not it could be argued that […]
Read ArticleIn the early days of the Whitechapel Murders the police were following a line of investigation that wondered if the crimes could be gang related. This was influenced, to an extent, by the fact that Emma Smith, the […]
Read ArticleWhat is it that makes the Jack the Ripper crimes so fascinating that they still intrigue people even though 125 years have passed since the murders took place? There are several reasons why this particular set of East […]
Read ArticleOne of the points we keep making on the tour is that, when it comes to the case of Jack the Ripper, absolutely nothing is certain. This is especially true when it comes to the number of victims […]
Read ArticleIt was in the early hours of the morning of April 3rd 1888 that the generic series of killings known as the Whitechapel Murders began. At around 1.30am on April 3rd 1888, Emma Elizabeth Smith was making her […]
Read ArticleWe’re rapidly approaching the 125th anniversary of the start of the Whitechapel Murders. Indeed, with the arrival of April the anniversary of the beginning of the most infamous killing spree in history is about to take place. Although […]
Read ArticleJack the Ripper’s victims shared many things in common and, in a way, they reflected the shortcomings of Victorian society. Early on in the Jack the Ripper case the police were following the line of enquiry that the […]
Read ArticleIn many ways Victorian society was a forge ahead society. There was a huge belief in people being self sufficient and making their own way in the world. The newly emerged middle class was, in many ways, justly […]
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