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London: City of the Dead is a groundbreaking account of London's dealing with death, covering the afterlife, execution, bodysnatching, murder, fata...

London is a historical city full of mysteries and curiosities, and is home to many of England's oldest and most quirky pubs. It comes as no surpris...

Ghosts traditionally make their presence felt in many ways, from unexplained footfalls and chills to odours and apparitions. This fascinating volum...

Why don't people take more notice of bollards? How often do they stop to look at a coal-hole cover? Why are pub signs largely ignored and Royal War...

Tyburn Fields is the best known site of execution in London, but London may be aptly named the executioner's city, so many were the places where ex...

Tyburn is synonymous with the idea of execution. The authors tell the story of how Tyburn came to be the place of execution and of the rituals and ...

The ruins of Whitby Abbey provide an ideal setting for ghost stories. Many ghostly experiences in the abbey grounds feature here, including an acco...

This work tells the story of how Tyburn came to be the place of execution and of the rituals and spectacle associated with the deaths of so many pe...

London's Underground is associated with a multitude of ghostly stories and sightings, particular stations and abandoned lines, many of which are in...

Tyburn Fields is the best known site of execution in London, but London may be aptly named the executioner's city, so many were the places where ex...

In this book, author Alan Brooke highlights the historic gates of the City of London: Cripplegate, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate, Ludgate, Newga...

Between 1835 and the 1850s, railway mania blossomed around Britain. Crime emerged as the railways developed, at first opportunistic crimes such as ...

On the south bank of the Thames and demarcated by Blackfriars and Tower Bridges lies the district known as Bankside, the Borough and Southwark. Its...

Ghosts traditionally make their presence felt in many ways, from unexplained footfalls and chills to odours and apparitions. This fascinating volum...

This book contains all manner of grim and ancient punishments from London’s long and bloody history. Over the centuries, many hundreds have expired...