1020 results found for "rome"
- Dick Turpin: The Butcher’s Boy Who Became England’s Most Notorious Highwayman
Raised at the Blue Bell Inn—later known as the Rose and Crown—young Dick likely followed in his father They were aided by accomplices like Joseph Rose, John Jones, and Mary Brazier, who acted as their fence Turpin’s brutality was especially evident in a January 1735 raid on the home of Joseph Lawrence, a 70 Some were transported to the colonies; others, like Samuel Gregory, were hung and displayed in chains Turpin may have fired the fatal shot by mistake, though some accounts blame a local innkeeper named Richard
- King Zog Named Himself The King Of Albania, Then Survived Over 50 Assassination Attempts
To some Albanians he was a stabilising force in a chaotic land, to others a self-serving dictator who Governments rose and fell with dizzying speed. Zog, drawing on his family’s influence in Mat, quickly carved out a role in politics. Known as the “White Rose of Hungary,” she was celebrated for her beauty. To his supporters, he was a strongman who brought a fragile state some measure of stability.
- The Tragic Case of Azaria Chamberlain: A Tale of Miscarriage of Justice and Guilt by Media
Cars began hooting outside their house and neighbours stopped talking when they saw Lindy coming, while began to circulate, fuelled by people’s unfounded suspicion of the Seven Day Adventist religion, and some fitting the stereotype of a grieving mother and for her family's Seventh-day Adventist religion, which some
- Sada Abe: The Shocking Story of Obsession and Murder in 1936 Tokyo
The judge presiding over the trial admitted to being sexually aroused by some of the details involved statement before receiving sentencing began, "The thing I regret most about this incident is that I have come to be misunderstood as some kind of sexual pervert… There had never been a man in my life like Ishida
- How Ted Kaczynski Was Caught: The Essay That Unmasked the Unabomber
Following his resignation, Kaczynski returned to his family home in Illinois. Some included shrapnel; others were hidden in books, disguised as planks of wood, or posted in boxes
- The 'Baronet' From Wagga Wagga, Arthur Orton, or Tom Castro, Or Roger Tichborne
She moved him into her home, embraced his wife and children, and began handing him a generous allowance
- Les Apaches: The Dandy Street Gangs Who Terrorised Belle Époque Paris
By the 1870s and 1880s, Paris was swelling with the children of rural migrants who'd come to the city
- Amélie Élie: The Woman Who Started a Gang War in Belle Époque Paris
The area was home to artisans and industrial workers, and the combination of overcrowding and poverty She made some money from the attention and then, gradually, the spotlight moved elsewhere.
- Tokyo Joe: The Incredible Life, Betrayal, and Survival of Ken Eto, the Chicago Outfit’s Highest-Ranking Asian-American Mobster
dread of the missing’s loved ones confirmed only weeks, months, years later, when an abandoned car in some And he wasn’t some despised underling; he was one of the bosses. Sometimes, the most dangerous man in the room is the one you don’t see coming.
- Klaus Barbie: From Gestapo Chief in Lyon to Trial for Crimes Against Humanity
A German SS officer who rose through the ranks of the Sicherheitsdienst and Gestapo, Barbie served as While some have pointed to his violent upbringing and an abusive, alcoholic father in an attempt to explain I asked for some soap and water. The officer brought some and then went away. Suddenly Moulin asked for some water. In April 1944, his officers raided the Jewish children’s home at Izieu, where 44 children and 7 adult
- The Liberation Of Buchenwald Concentration Camp, A Journey Through Horror
wife, he was adamant that the German people understand the full scope of Nazi atrocities: “We brought some Political prisoners, particularly communists, played a significant role in organising resistance within
- Captain Blood, The Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels – and Got Away With It
But his greatest crime was yet to come. early the next morning and would Edwards be willing to allow his friends just come have a quick look Supposedly according to some, they were having to shove gem stones into their boots in a mad rush to a decade or so serving in the armed forces; young Wythe was coming back with his commanding officer Remember Edwards home was within the confines of the Tower of London.













