Early medieval fortification, possibly a shell keep, in Ringway, Greater Manchester, England.
Wakefield Castle
Fortification built in the 12th century on a hill on the north side of the River Calder near Wakefield, England.
Waldegrave Conspiracy
Supposed plot to kill Queen Elizabeth I and reintroduce Catholicism to England.
Westhoughton Mill
Former cotton mill built in 1804, the target of a Luddite attack in 1812.
William Cragh
Medieval Welsh warrior born in about 1262, whose supposed resurrection after having been hanged for the killing of thirteen men, was one of the 38 miracles presented to the Vatican to justify the canonisation of St Thomas de Cantilupe.
William Hulton
Landowner who lived at Hulton Hall in Lancashire, notorious for his part in the Peterloo Massacre.
Worsley Man
Head of a sacrificed Romano-British Celt found buried in Chat Moss.
Zong Massacre
Massacre of more than 130 African slaves, thrown overboard when the ship carrying them ran out of drinking water.