Lance Armstrong: seven times Tour de France winner, cancer survivor, and the biggest drugs cheat in the history of sport. Before 2012-2013 Lance Armstrong was considered by many to be the greatest cyclist the sport had ever seen. He had won the illustrious Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive times in 1999, 2000, 2001, Continue Reading
The Krays: Twins and Partners in Crime
When it comes to lifestyles that involve conversing with celebrities Frank Sinatra and Barbara Windsor; appearing in famous interviews or being photographed by David Bailey, the life of an infamous gangster is the last thing that springs to mind. Yet, for Ronnie and Reggie Kray, living in 1960s London, crime was a fact of life; Continue Reading
The $65billion Wall Street scandal
Bernie Madoff created a Ponzi scheme which went unnoticed over 20 years and managed to secure $65bn of investment. How did this scheme work? Madoff set up an investment firm, which he would lure customers into entering, and promise a 10% return on their investment every year. He did not, however, invest this in stocks Continue Reading
Interview with Frank Mort
It was a miserable wet and windy Wednesday afternoon and I was on my way back to Manchester from spending a few days at home for reading week, excited at the prospect of interviewing one of my favourite professors, Frank Mort, and to see what interesting facts he was going to share from his expert Continue Reading
History Society Update
Thank you everyone who made it to our annual Staff/Student Pub Quiz! We had a great turnout, filling the entire of 256, and some great competitive spirit among you all. It was great to see staff and students engaging with each other! Following on from this, we have some more socials and events we are Continue Reading