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The Golden Age of Armed Robbery

For a brief period in the late twentieth century, the figure of the armed bank robber was a staple of TV police dramas. Where did they go?

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The Lone Ranger and America

The lean years of the Great Depression were a fruitful time for the…

Mike Noble in timeworks.

When Pistol Duels were Fought at the Olympic Games

The decline of duelling coincided with the rise of…

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Pi Fought the Law

The power of mathematics lies in its universal nature. We cannot change fundamental…

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Our Man in Europe: Eric Ambler and the 1930s

The writer Eric Ambler built his literary reputation on a…

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Humbug Billy and the Great Poisoned Sweets Scandal of 1858

In 1858, a Bradford sweetmaker decided to cut a few corners. What happened next left twenty people dead and over two hundred seriously ill.

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The Great Vinegar Flood

The HP Sauce factory was a beloved part of Aston’s industrial landscape, but…

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On the Feast of Saint Monday

Dreading the return of the working week is a behaviour with a long…

Mike Noble in timeworks.

When the British Government Tried to Combat Gin…With Beer

When nineteenth century Britons took too keen a liking for gin the government found a novel method for weaning them off it. It didn’t exactly go…

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The Light of Lost Days

The ‘black and white days’ have a distance that is diminished by colour. When that colour is real, the effect is like time travel.

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