Tag: Crime AudioFanny and Stella: the young men who shocked Victorian EnglandFriday 12 June 2015The gripping story of the trial that shook Victorian England – a tale of...AudioDid she kill him? Addiction, adultery and arsenic in Victorian BritainFriday 22 August 2014Florence Chandler was in her early 20s when she married much older James Maybrick,...AudioWriter of the month: A very British murderFriday 8 August 2014A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley’s account of a national obsession – a...AudioJohn Reginald Christie: a study in sources, The National Archives and beyondFriday 18 October 2013This talk examines and evaluates the sources for the study of the life and...AudioThe truth about The Great Train Robbery of 1963Tuesday 20 August 2013It was called the crime of the century. The Great Train Robbers planned their heist...AudioReckless, rash and repentant: Convicts’ petitions for mercy 1819-1858Friday 22 February 2013A look at the pardoning process of the early 19th century, and some stories...AudioThe Will Forgeries: a forgotten sensationFriday 8 February 2013These infamous crimes were headline news when they came to trial at the Old...AudioMorbidity and mortality on convict voyages to 19th century AustraliaFriday 30 November 2012Between 1803 and 1853 some 67,000 convicts were transported from England and Ireland to...AudioOut of the way of mischiefMonday 5 March 2012From the mid-19th century the Home Office and the Treasury became involved in the...AudioPrison hulksFriday 24 February 2012In 1776 a new act of parliament was introduced to ‘Authorise for a limited...AudioResearching Mr Briggs’ Hat: an account of Britain’s first railway murderFriday 27 January 2012The 1864 murder of Thomas Briggs in his first-class railway carriage is investigated through...Military historyMorale, morality and the Liverpool BlitzFriday 5 August 2011This talk uses documents from The National Archives and elsewhere to reveal the steps... 1 2 »