Manchester Historian

Category: Features

Lawyer, lover, lyncher

Posted On 27th March 201425th March 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

Gina Castellheim explores the citizens throughout history who have taken it upon themselves to pursue justice, often with tragic consequences.

Category: Features

A well-respected hangman

Posted On 27th March 201425th March 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

Capital punishment has historically focussed on the criminal facing the death penalty. George Scrafton explores the intriguing world of the executioner.

Category: Features

Hung, drawn and waterboarded

Posted On 27th March 201425th March 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

James Brannan explores one of the favoured interrogation technique of law enforcement for centuries, torture.

Category: Features

The heat of the moment

Posted On 27th March 201425th March 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

While criminal plots do excite us, crimes of passion are the bread and butter of the criminal world. Katherine Almond investigates some of the most notorious crimes of passion in history.

Category: Behind The Headlines

Scandal! The extended history of the tabloid

Posted On 27th March 201425th March 2014 By Charlotte Johnson

A petition calling for the Daily Mail to stop sexualising children with their language has garnered massive popular support. Megan Dina Garlick explores the roots of the tabloid.

Month: March 2014

Lawyer, lover, lyncher

A well-respected hangman

Hung, drawn and waterboarded

The heat of the moment

Scandal! The extended history of the tabloid

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