How They Lamped an Opera House
An American opera night went proper pear-shaped when actor loyalties turned the stalls into absolute scenes and the militia had to show up.Read More 
George Lamson and the Bitter Cup
A doctor who knew his plants ended up in a courtroom because a medicine tasted like trouble.Read More 
Frederick Deeming and the Many Names
An English conman who kept changing his name, married under false pretences, and ended up hung in Melbourne while everyone pretended it was tidy and simple.Read More 
They Turned Trafalgar Into A Punch-Up
A demonstration in 1887 that started like a mooch and ended with policemen swinging sticks everywhere - absolute scenes, me.Read More 
How Dr Cream Made Everyone Eye Their Brew
A clever medic who liked his bottles a bit too much and left people wondering if their cuppa was safe.Read More 
Bully Hayes and the Faro That Stole Newtons
He ran a ship where luck was sold cheap, people got cadged out of coin, and the Pacific looked the other way.Read More 
When Mill Lads Yanked Boiler Plugs
They walked into mills, pulled the little plugs out of the boilers and sat back while the whole place went quiet and everyone lost their head.Read More 
Camberwell's Night Choke, Proper Daft
A grim south London mugging, a man called in the night and a courtroom that could barely believe how grim it was.Read More 