Murder

A brief history of capital punishment in Britain

An illustration of Edward II. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

The big debate: was Edward II really murdered?

Robert the Bruce, famous for beating the English army of Edward II despite having far fewer troops, is commemorated at the 1314 battleground in Bannockburn. (Dreamstime)

Robert the Bruce: champion of Scotland or murderous usurper?

An 1870s illustration of a typical London artisan terraced houses with washhouses, privies and yards leading on to an alley, all dominated by railway viaducts. (Photo by Oxford Science Archive/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Victorian London’s East End: what can a foul murder tell us about life in the city?

The execution of Charles I. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Murder, conspiracy and execution: six centuries of scandalous royal deaths

Prince Ernest Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland and fifth son of King George III

The Duke of Cumberland and his valet: a bloody tale of attempted murder

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Kate Summerscale. (Photo by Fran Monks)

The wicked boy: the mystery of a Victorian child murderer

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Arsenic: a brief history of Agatha Christie’s favourite murder weapon

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General prehistory

The gruesome remains of prehistoric murder victims uncovered in Europe’s bogs

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The golden age of murder: Agatha Christie and the Detection Club