Friday, 24 November 2023

History of Women

 I wrote a history of women 

Survived hanging

 On 24 November 1740, William Duell was hanged for murder. He was taken to the surgeons and laid out to be dissected but he regained consciousness (in those days hanging killed by strangulation rather than by breaking the neck). Duell had his sentence commuted to transportation. This is my history of capital punishment in Britain

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Glasgow

 I wrote a history of the great Scottish city of Glasgow 

Blackbeard

 The notorious pirate Edward Teach AKA Blackbeard was killed on 22 November 1718. This is my history of pirates.