Albert Pierrepoint

English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956.

Great Gold Robbery

The Great Gold robbery of 1855 occurred when a routine shipment of gold bullion and coins was stolen from a train in transit between London Bridge and Folkestone, on its way to Paris.

Mary Bateman

Poisoner and thief whose most audacious hoax was The Prophet Hen of Leeds.

Katherine Mayne

16th-century Scottish woman convicted of the murder of her first husband, Alexander Cant.

Alison Rough

Edinburgh merchant and property investor convicted of murdering her son-in-law in 1535.

Adele Meyer

Adele Meyer, Lady Meyer, (1862/3–1930) was an English socialite, social reformer, philanthopist and suffragist.