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2 months ago | 
spectator.com.au | Alice Loxton
Thou Savage Woman: Female Killers in Early Modern Britain William Collins, pp.304, 16.99 On 27 January 1688, Mary Hobry, a French midwife living in London, strangled a man to death. The corpse lay in her bed for several days before she carved it up. Then, in the dead of night, she used her petticoat to drag the dismembered body through the neighbourhood – Castle Street, Drury Lane, Parker’s Lane – to be disposed of.
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2 months ago | 
spectator.co.uk | Alice Loxton
On 27 January 1688, Mary Hobry, a French midwife living in London, strangled a man to death. The corpse lay in her bed for several days before she carved it up. Then, in the dead of night, she used her petticoat to drag the dismembered body through the neighbourhood – Castle Street, Drury Lane, Parker’s Lane – to be disposed of. The torso was dumped on a rubbish heap; the legs, arms and head were tossed in a cesspit. What did Mary think, I wonder, as she tiptoed home, finally rid of her husband?
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Alice Loxton
On June 19, 1921, the people of England and Wales heard a knock at their door. The visitor was a government official, sent to collect a folded piece of paper. With this, he disappeared into the night. The contents of the document were to be kept secret for 100 years. The caller was the enumerator, tasked with collecting the census.One young couple to receive such a visit were Wilfred and Isabel Moore, from Keighley, Yorkshire.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
waterstones.com | Alice Loxton
Alice LoxtonAfter graduating with a Master’s degree in History from the University of Edinburgh, Alice Loxton joined Dan Snow’s production company History Hit TV where she started the company’s TikTok channel in 2020. Since then, she has become one of the most successful historians online, with over 11 million likes on TikTok and over 1 million followers on Instagram.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
waterstones.com | Alice Loxton |Dan Jones |Terry Deary |Amy Jeffs
Posted on 17th October 2024 by Mark Skinner From Alice Roberts to Ben Macintyre, here are the history books we've loved this year.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Alice Loxton
Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond and Matthew Baynton in the children’s hit TV show, Horrible Histories BBC Terry Deary’s success is astonishing. He’s the author of a whopping 340 books, with 38 million sold in 45 languages. His Horrible Histories children’s series has been reimagined for theatre, museum exhibitions and most famously, TV. From that TV series, he’s largely been credited with shaping an entire generation’s understanding of history. Now Deary has turned his hand to the adult...
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
spectator.co.uk | Alice Loxton
Text size Line Spacing Comments Share Share Alice Loxton A-level day is not Judgement Day Linkedin Messenger Email The Guild Chapel in Stratford-upon-Avon presents its congregation with a vision of terror: a medieval Doom painting depicting the Day of Judgment. On the left are those who have behaved themselves – the Saved – who joyously bound towards the gates of Paradise. On the right, sinners pay the price for falling short of the moral mark: they are tortured by demons and fed into the...
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Alice Loxton
'In a Roman Osteria' by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890) This week, thousands of 18-year-olds received their A-Level results. For some, a moment of blessed relief: grades are met, university places secured, and prosecco corks popped.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
msn.com | Alice Loxton
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
standard.co.uk | Alice Loxton
LifestyleA look at the past shows exam results aren’t everything, as Vivienne Westwood, Richard Burton and Mary Anning well knewThe Evening Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. This morning, around 8am, thousands of UK 18-year-olds awoke in a frenzy to hurriedly scroll through their phones. Not to open Snapchats, nor flick through Instagram stories.
