I wrote a history of the English spa town of Harrogate
A blog about history and true crime. Historical trivia and stories about true crime.
Friday, 3 May 2024
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
International Day to End Corporal Punishment
30 April is International Day to End Corporal Punishment. Here is my history of corporal punishment.
Monday, 29 April 2024
Mary Timney
On 29 April 1862, Mary Timney became the last woman to be hanged in public in Scotland. She was hanged in Dumfries.
Saturday, 27 April 2024
Last woman to be guillotined
Today’s useless info: In 1949 Germaine Leloy-Godefroy became the last French woman to be guillotined. (She was having an affair and she killed her husband with an axe while he was asleep).
Friday, 26 April 2024
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