In the first half of the 19th century, there was a single murder that, having ensnared the English countryside in... more

Following the first world war, Germany, having never found its feet economically throughout the conflict, now found itself crumbling under... more

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The ingenuity of the criminal class has rarely been criticised for lacking in imagination. One of the finer examples of... more

In Victorian England, the press were never shy of calling a crime the “sensation of the century” or a murder,... more

“As to the divination which takes place in sleep, and is said to be based on dreams, we cannot lightly... more

Cases of stolen, mistaken and fraudulent identity were not an entirely uncommon thing in Victorian Britain. Somewhat more unusual was... more

Hungary during the first world war was a difficult place to live, especially if you happened to live in one... more

Sightings of winged creatures flying through the sky have long been a staple of folklore, mythology and legend across the... more

Since the 1960s California has always been a place associated with alternative beliefs, countercultural movements and alternative lifestyles. The hippy... more