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The History Inquiry

·Aug 30

From Fanatic to Lunatic: Jonathon Martin, the man who burned York Minster.

After the ending of the regular Sunday worship at York Minster, on Sunday February 1st, 1829, worshippers left for their homes and the heavy church doors were shut and locked. Yet, one person remained. A hooded figure lurking in the cold, dark shadows. When all was completely quiet, the phantom-like…

History

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From Fanatic to Lunatic: Jonathon Martin, the man who burned York Minster.
From Fanatic to Lunatic: Jonathon Martin, the man who burned York Minster.
History

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·Jul 27

The Bizarre end of James Pattle — “the greatest liar in India”

The events you are about to read are true. They may not have happened as set out here, but they surely did happen.

History

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The Bizarre end of James Pattle — “the greatest liar in India”
The Bizarre end of James Pattle — “the greatest liar in India”
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·Jul 13

Love, Jealousy, Insanity, and Abuse: A Torrid Tale of Victorian Life

How the tale began… In the year 1845, in the town of Bebington, which is on the Wirral near Liverpool, the marriage of Charles Turner with his bride, Mary Ann, was celebrated. It was reported that the marriage was not a happy one, with disagreements from the outset. One reason for this, so it…

History

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Love, Jealousy, Insanity and Abuse: A Torrid Tale of Victorian Life
Love, Jealousy, Insanity and Abuse: A Torrid Tale of Victorian Life
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·Jun 13

The Suicide of Robert Clive of India: A strange end to a glorious life?

On the afternoon of November 22nd, 1774, Robert Clive — Lord Clive of India as he was commonly known — was found dead in the bathroom of his grand home at Walcot in the county of Shropshire. The same night, his body was taken to the nearby church at Moreton…

History

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The Suicide of Robert Clive of India: A strange end to a glorious life?
The Suicide of Robert Clive of India: A strange end to a glorious life?
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·Mar 26

The Attempted Seduction of Richard Paternoster

Richard Paternoster sat on his bed in the small cell-room allocated to him. He wanted to disturb no-one. He simply wanted to read quietly and educate himself. …

History Of Mental Illness

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The Attempted Seduction of Richard Paternoster
The Attempted Seduction of Richard Paternoster
History Of Mental Illness

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Jan 13

The Poisonous career of Mary Ann Cotton

The date is March 24th, 1873. The place is Durham Gaol. The scene is the hanging gallery. From above, out of sight of the gallows, members of the Press are gathered. For weeks they have been pulsating with stories of the lady about to be executed. …

History

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The Poisonous career of Mary Ann Cotton
The Poisonous career of Mary Ann Cotton
History

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Nov 3, 2022

The Day that Lunatics were encouraged to take over the Asylum.

Ballinasloe, in the Irish province of Connacht, is a town in the mid–western part of Ireland. Historically the area had high levels of poverty, population decline from potato famines, and from large scale emigration. Local unrest including riots and killings occurred over land reforms at the turn of the twentieth…

History

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The Day that Lunatics were encouraged to take over the Asylum.
The Day that Lunatics were encouraged to take over the Asylum.
History

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Sep 14, 2022

Arthur Devereux and the Tin Trunk Murders.

On July 25th, 1905, Arthur Devereux stood trial for the crime of murder. It was alleged that he had poisoned his wife, Beatrice. It was also presumed that at the same time he had murdered his two-year-old children, twins Evelyn and Lawrence, although he was not tried for their murders…

Murder

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Arthur Devereux and the Tin Trunk Murders.
Arthur Devereux and the Tin Trunk Murders.
Murder

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·Aug 24, 2022

The deaf migrants to Martha’s Vineyard: What we can learn about integration.

On September 18th, 1634, the Reverend John Lothropp arrived at Plymouth in New England, with some 200 religious dissidents aboard The Griffin, a ship that had sailed from England. The passengers included several families who were deaf and whose future children had an impact on the life of the community…

Deafness

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The deaf migrants to Martha’s Vineyard: What we can learn about integration.
The deaf migrants to Martha’s Vineyard: What we can learn about integration.
Deafness

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·Jul 30, 2022

Violet Gibson and the first attempt to Assassinate Benito Mussolini.

History might have been very different if Violet had achieved her goal.

History

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Violet Gibson and the first attempt to Assassinate Benito Mussolini.
Violet Gibson and the first attempt to Assassinate Benito Mussolini.
History

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