Foreign FieldJan 176 minDeath, Dismemberment and David AttenboroughToday I'm going to re-tread your favourite ground by diving back to Victorian Crime. In particular this week a proper brutal murder. In...
Foreign FieldDec 27, 20215 minThe Most Terrifying Victorian Children's BookToday I’m going to share with you something that I happened to stumble across while looking into the bonkers Victorian Valentine cards we...
Foreign FieldDec 6, 20216 minRichard III - Villain? Murderer? Victim?Continuing our series into undeserved royal reputations, today I'm looking at possibly England’s most maligned monarch, a man for whom...
Foreign FieldNov 22, 20216 minOff With The Head!This week we’re returning to one of our favourite themes which is graphic execution. This week’s chosen method of checking out is Tudor...
Foreign FieldNov 8, 20216 minRichard II - Tyrant? Or Just Another Plantaganet?This week I'm talking undeserved royal reputations and today I’m going to examine Richard the Second. Megalomanical. Tyrannical. Vain and...
Foreign FieldOct 25, 20215 minThe Merville Battery Raid or What Can Go Wrong, Will.Today I’m going to write about the Battle of the Merville Battery, an airborne operation that took place in the opening hours of D-Day,...
Foreign FieldOct 18, 20216 minThe Men We Left BehindThere’s been plenty of reference to Dunkirk spirit recently, and this has set me thinking. While we rightly celebrate the immense rescue...
Foreign FieldOct 11, 20215 minWitchfinder General or Just General Witchfinder?Today I want to write about the reality behind the Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins. He is legendary for his forced confessions,...
Foreign FieldOct 4, 20215 minPressing TimesIn this article, as part of our series on Executions and punishments, I’m going to talk about another death sentence. However this is a...
Foreign FieldSep 16, 20215 minA Handy Hand to Have to HandHello. Every so often we like to address one of history’s more bonkers legends. You may have seen our earlier video where Kyle talked...
Foreign FieldSep 8, 20216 minBlag Ladies - Alice Diamond and the Forty ElephantsIf you’re into crime and history then you’re no doubt aware of Peaky Blinders, the truly excellent gangster series. A show that just...