Blackpool’s golden sands have claimed many ships over the years, from a modern cargo ferry to a former Royal Navy flagship
Category: History
The Sacred Band of Thebes
The elite of the Theban army that repeatedly demonstrated their superiority to the famous Spartans, the Sacred Band was made up of 150 gay couples
The Devil’s Footprints
What was responsible for strange, cloven footprints in snow that appeared overnight over many miles?
The execution of Jean Calas
Two years after his brutal torture and execution for the murder of his son, a French merchant was found to be innocent
The Black Dinner
The murder of two young Scottish nobles served as the inspiration for Game of Throne’s ‘Red Wedding’
Alferd Packer – The Colorado Cannibal
How one failed mountain guide and prospector achieved enduring infamy on the 19th century American frontier
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
After a ship on a secret mission was sank, leaving 900 men in the water, they were attacked for almost four days by sharks
François l’Olonnais
One of the most feared buccaneers, this French pirate with a taste for both torture and murder eventually met an end just as grisly as anything he had meted out
Operation Cottage
How the Allies took over 300 casualties invading an island that wasn’t defended
The Battle of Bamber Bridge
How a small village in Lancashire was the site of a running gun battle during the Second World War
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