Saved by the False Hair: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, and Survival in Victorian England Victorian England, often romanticized for its elegance and propriety, […]
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The Drowning of Lizzie Green in King’s Lynn
A Tragic Tale of Love, Death, and Victorian Justice A chilling drama unfolded on a cold January night in 1889 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk. This […]
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The Mesmerising Tale of Joe Clarke: From King’s Lynn to the Liverpool Gallows Joe Clarke’s story is a captivating tale of deception, hypnotism, and ultimately, […]
Read moreThe Tragic Tale of Mary Taylor from King’s Lynn
The Woman Who Was Burned Alive For Unlocking A Door Listen to a Podcast based on this story. In the bustling streets of King’s Lynn in 1730, […]
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Hanging in Chains (Gibbeting): Unravelling the Dark Legacy of Britain’s Spectacular Justice System From 1751 to 1834, Britain employed one of the most macabre punishments […]
Read moreLynn Man’s Body Covered In Pitch
Have you ever heard the tale of Joseph Beeton, the dandy highwayman? His story is a mix of youthful charm, crime, and tragedy that captivated […]
Read moreThe Lynn Man, The Pub, and The Ruptured Spleen
There are many ways of categorising death. There are both natural deaths (from old age, for example) and unnatural deaths (such as murder). And there […]
Read moreThe Cry, The Murder, Lynn And The Bard
“Oh! my husband, my husband … At which shrill and unexpected outcry, the people about her moov’d to a strange amazement, inquired the reason of […]
Read moreKing’s Lynn Teacher Hanged
Eugene Aram – possible philandery (sex), definite philology (words), plunder, murder, and the King’s Lynn Grammar School. On 16 August, 1759, Eugene Aram, a former […]
Read moreLynn Man Gets Away With Two Murders
Even the father-in-law of the murdered Customs Officer was persuaded to provide Kemball with a spurious alibi for the time the murders were committed. William […]
Read moreLynn Man Buys An Alibi
There were so many people willing to commit perjury in support of Franklyn that the trial took seven hours. Thomas Franklyn – King’s Lynn Smuggler […]
Read moreLynn Mayor Cheats Customs For Years
Francis Shaxton – King’s Lynn Smuggler Francis Shaxton was a respected alderman in the respectable prosperous town of King’s Lynn. But when he was first […]
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Getting Your Message Across in Dramatic Ways In the days before radio, television, and social media, how did you get your messages across? You couldn’t […]
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