History Magazine
The Leeds Dripping Riots
Bread and dripping was a staple food for the poor and times when food was scarce. Indeed it was so valuable that people would even riot over it…
Neil Armstrong’s Visit to Langholm
On 21st July 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the surface of the moon. While the world celebrated, one town in Scotland regarded Armstrong’s achievement as a personal success story: Langholm, the Muckle Toon…
Thomas Willson’s Pyramid Mortuary
Architect Thomas Willson had great plans; he had an audacious scheme for a giant pyramid mortuary, 90 stories high and capable of holding up to five million dead, in 19th century London…
