Author: Summer Strevens

One of the great names in chocolate history, Rowntrees, evolved from the humble retail beginnings of Mary Tuke, eighteenth-century mother of Yorks ...

In 1706 19-year-old Mary Channing was convicted of poisoning her husband and became the last woman to be burned at the stake in Dorset. Despite her...

On the morning of 20 March 1809, the woman who had earned herself the title of 'The Yorkshire Witch' was hanged upon York's 'New Drop' gallows befo...

For the sake of decency, gentlemen, don't hang me high.' This was the last request of modest murderess Mary Blandy, who was hanged for poisoning he...

The beautiful, rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales have long been a haven for holiday makers. However, not all is as it first seems; the area harb...

Discover the shadier side of Yorks history with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the ...