London Kills - Tales Of Death In The Capital

London is beautiful but deadly . The city pulls you in but you have to be careful . Around every corner , behind each majestic building , lie tales of poverty , despair and murder . Join me to find out these stories of death in the capital , both accidental and planned . Find my website at london-kills.co.uk

Death In The Palace - Trials , Murder and Execution in The Houses Of Parliament 05/23/2024

Death In The Palace - Trials , Murder and Execution in The Houses Of Parliament Come with me to a place I know very well - the Palace Of Wesminster where I work as a tour guide and hear some of the dark tales of famous and infamous trials that took place here .... /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31439302

Postmans Park - Self Sacrifice In The City 05/16/2024

Postmans Park - Self Sacrifice In The City In the heart of the ancient City Of London lies a small park next to a medieval church . The park is peaceful and pleasant , but in the park is a memorial wall , created in the late Victorian era and deicated to those Londoners who gave their lives trying and sometimes failing to save others . This is their story ..... /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31338467

From The Tower To The Tyburn Tree - Excecutions In London 05/09/2024

From The Tower To The Tyburn Tree - Excecutions In London Its one of the cities most visited tourist spots - millions of people every year climb its ancient stairways and marvel at its imposing towers overlooking the Thames . Many come for the Crown Jewels , which have been housed in the Tower for hundreds of years . Others come for the Yeoman Warders who gaurd the Tower and the ravens for which they care . The yeoman warders also give guided tours to visitior and one of the stories they tell is the infamous execution of Ann Boleyn . Her ghost is said to walk the battlements of the tower with her head tucked underneath her arm . Ann Boleyns execution may be the most famous death in the Tower but its only one in a long line of infamy and death . /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31219152

Death By The Book - London's Literary Murders 05/02/2024

Death By The Book - London's Literary Murders In Victorian times it was the largest city in the world , a hub of industry and vice , and London inspired many authors to create dark tales of morder in its bustling streets .... /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31091393

Brookwood Cemetery and The Necropolis Railway 05/02/2024

Brookwood Cemetery and The Necropolis Railway Once the largest cemetery in the world and still the largest in the UK , Brookwood is a unique place . Many of the poorest people in London ended up being buried here and to get them to the cememtery a special trainline was created , the Necroplis railway .... /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31086443

Duels In London - Fields Of Honour 04/22/2024

Duels In London - Fields Of Honour The leafy parks and sqaures of the capital hold many secrets - for hundreds of years the gentlemen of the city would settle their differences with blade or pistol ....... /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31085858

Dying Of Debt - London's Marshalsea Prison 04/12/2024

Dying Of Debt - London's Marshalsea Prison Getting into debt has always been simple - the trick is getting out , and in the 19th Century that could cost you everything you owned including your life .... /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31085863

The Treacherous Thames - Death On The River 04/04/2024

The Treacherous Thames - Death On The River It's the iconic strip of blue that runs through the heart of the city - representing some of the greatest moments in London's history , but there is an undercurrent of death beneath its swirling waters , tales of filth , despair and murder.... and and murder ...... /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31085868

The Bills Of Mortality And The Great Plague Of London 03/26/2024

The Bills Of Mortality And The Great Plague Of London In 1665 the Great Plague Of London struck the city , killing thousands . Quacks and charlatans were rife in the city , selling useless and even dangerous remedies . The Bills Of Mortality remain one of the best known records of death in the city at the time , and two famous writers would also chronicle this terrible event ..... /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31085873

Grave Encounters - The London Ressurectionists 03/21/2024

Grave Encounters - The London Ressurectionists For over a hundred years , from the 18th to the middle of the 19th century , London and many cities around the UK were in the grip of a crime wave . Bodies were being ripped from their graves, sold on to anatomists for huge profits and sometimes these criminals resorted to murder to get a fresh supply of corpses ..... /episode/index/show/3cb3660c-9ea6-480d-8a29-31ad0a34a39b/id/31085878

London Kills - Tales Of Death In The Capital

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