Inside History

Nick Kevern talks to Giles Brown on Talk Radio Europe to discuss his debut book, The Noose of Samuel Burrows. More about the book In October 1835, Samuel Burrows was slowly dying. Suffering from liver disease, the 63-year-old knew he had little time left to confess his sins. The Reverend William Clarke offered Burrows some religious guidance so he could attempt to salvage Burrows’s soul before the...

Join us as we talk to author and journalist, Rosemary Brown, about the amazing life and travels of Nelly Bly. Bly would find fame after taking on Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg who travelled the world in eighty days. Nellie Bly would show that not only was that possible but she would also beat Fogg by eight days.  Nellie Bly also features in our latest issue dedicated to the h...

We talk to author and journalist Nigel Farndale, about his new novel "The Dictator's Muse". The novel centres around the controversial film-maker who made her mark directing the movies "Triumph of the Will" and "Olympia". Leni Riefenstahl may have been a pioneer in terms of film direction and rising the ranks of the movie industry as a female film maker, yet her association with Hitler and the Naz...

Stories about Wyatt Earp have been made famous by Hollywood and in doing so, helped to create a legend of the Wild West. But how much of what we see in the movies is actually true? Join us as we take a closer look at the life of Wyatt Earp and the famous "Gunfight at the O.K Corral" Like what we do? Well you can support us on Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/insidehistorymagazine. Check out copies of our m...

In 1665, the plague came to the village of Eyam in Derbyshire. Plague carrying fleas nestled in cloth which came from London. Delivered to a local tailor, the fleas would soon spread disease throughout the village. The village would make a choice that would help  change our understanding into the spread of dangerous diseases. They would go into quarantine in order to halt the spread. This is their...

Join us as we talk to Monica Walker about the Old Operating Theatre in London. As Europe's oldest surviving Operating Theatre the museum is a must-see attraction for anyone interested in medical history. Monica Walker will guide us through this amazing space and explain what happened within the attic of St Thomas's Church as well as talking to us about the grisly world of surgery and the 19th Cent...

We sit down with Dr John Woolf, the author of The Wonders, to talk about the Victorian Freak Shows and their performers. From Joseph Merrick (The Elephant Man) to Chang and Eng, we will discuss their lives and also the life of "The Greatest Showman" P.T Barnum. Join us for this discussion about how the Victorians viewed the performers, their alternatives away from the Freak Shows and how some went...

Lizzie Borden took an Axe and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one. This old children's skipping song has been sung ever since Lizzie Borden was put on trial for the Murder of her Father and Step-Mother. However, since then the trials of Lizzie Borden have continued. Join us as we take a closer look at the trials of Lizzie Borden.  Lizzie Bord...

Take a trip Inside History with exclusive interviews and long-form narratives from the makers of Inside History Magazine. You can hear our first podcast from the 22nd March 2020 but in the meantime here is what is in store.