Bog body
Human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog.
Lindow Woman
Partial remains of a female bog body discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss, Cheshire in 1983.
Congested Districts Board (Scotland)
Board set up to administer the money made available by the British government to improve congested areas of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Worsley Man
Head of a sacrificed Romano-British Celt found buried in Chat Moss.
Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis
Scottish aristocrat executed in 1537 for treason. Modern day academics highlight that earlier accounts declaring she was tried for witchcraft are inaccurate.
Alice Ayres
English nursemaid who died after rescuing three children under her care when a fire broke out at their home in 1885.
Thomas Aikenhead
Last person to be executed in Britain for blasphemy, in 1697.
Robert Keyes
One of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Captain Rudolph
Redirected to Charlotte de Berry.
Charlotte de Berry
Probably fictional 17th-century female pirate.