Thomas Aikenhead
Last person to be executed in Britain for blasphemy, in 1697.
White City, Stretford
Former botanical gardens that hosted the largest art exhibition ever held in the UK, now a retail park.
Janet Horne
Alleged name of the last person to be executed for witchcraft in the British Isles, in 1727.
Newgate calendar
Genre of publications chronicling the crimes and punishments of notorious criminals.
Penny theatre
Popular form of entertainment in the poorer areas of Victorian cities.
Stretford Memorial Hospital
Former hospital in Stretford, Greater Manchester.
The Ladies Mercury
First English periodical targeted specifically at women, published in 1693.
Gwennap
Hamlet and civil parish in West Cornwall.
John Taylor (oculist)
Early 18th-century English eye surgeon and medical charlatan.
Grub Street Journal
Weekly satirical newspaper published from 1730 until 1737.