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The St Brice’s Day Massacre: what really happened?

The murder of James III: who killed the king of Scots?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Murder and vanishing without a trace: the mysterious case of Lord Lucan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Is the mummy's curse real? False tales about ancient Egyptian mummies (plus some true ones). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What was the Erfurt Latrine Disaster?

Q&AWhy was Benjamin Franklin rumoured to be a serial killer?

How did James VI and I die?

“There was a general perception that Queen Victoria’s mourning was neither normal nor acceptable”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian death rituals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pet cemeteries: where have beloved animals been laid to rest through the centuries?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

PompeiiA timeline of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Q&AWhat were Victorian burial societies and why were they formed?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

6 moments when diseases drastically altered human history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The death of Caesar: do we know the whole story?

“Their name liveth for evermore”: the difficult task of locating, identifying and honouring the dead of WW1. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Floating hell: the brutal history of prison hulks

Should mummies be on display?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The slow death of Henry VIII

Q&AWhere is William Shakespeare buried – and is there a curse on his grave?

Witchfinding: what drove the hunters’ cruel crusade and what methods did they use?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Shakespearean deaths: swordfights, snakebites & poison. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The supernatural interests of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The medieval dancing plague: what caused people to dance themselves to death?

‘Godly butchery’: the horrifying history of hanging, drawing and quartering

Searching for WW1’s fallen soldiers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ghosts, necromancy & the underworld in ancient Mesopotamia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The final days of Anne Boleyn: why did she die?

Bog bodies: what can they teach us?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"Far too little, too late": what happened when Spanish Flu hit Britain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Fatal accidents and violent injuries in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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