Author: Trow M. J. Trow

This true crime history examines the media frenzy surrounding Jack the Ripper—and what the so-called Ripper Letters reveal about Victorian society.   In the autumn of 1888, a series of gri …

This true crime history examines the media frenzy surrounding Jack the Ripperand what the so-called Ripper Letters reveal about Victorian society. In the autumn of 1888, a series of grisly murders to …

The author of Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer examines a different series of grisly unsolved murders in Victorian-era London. Dismembered corpses are discovered scattered along the banks of the r …

William Morris was in the front rank during the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was one of the first horsemen to reach the Russian guns. This is his story. M.J. Trow’s vivid biography of this typical …

William Morris was in the front rank during the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was one of the first horsemen to reach the Russian guns. This is his story. M.J. Trow’s vivid biography of this typical …

A new investigation into the most infamous crime of the Middle Ages: the supposed murders of Edward V and his brother Richard of York in the 15th century.The disappearance of two boys during the summ …

The disappearance of two boys during the summer of 1483 has never been satisfactorily explained. They were Edward, Prince of Wales, nearly thirteen at the time, and his brother, Richard of York, near …

‘Glory to each and to all, and the charge that they made! Glory to all three hundred, and all the Brigade!’ Everyone has heard of the charge of the Light Brigade, a suicidal cavalry attack caused by …

This enlightening biography examines the life and short reign of England’s most controversial king and his relationship to the region he loved.Was Richard III the world’s most wicked uncle, or is he …

This enlightening biography examines the life and short reign of England’s most controversial king and his relationship to the region he loved.Was Richard III the world’s most wicked uncle, or is he …

Nobody expected a corpse in the tranquil Surrey countryside near Godalming, even though there was a war on and tanks churned the soil on maneuvers.The body belonged to 19-year-old Joan Pearl Wolfe, a …

Nobody expected a corpse in the tranquil Surrey countryside near Godalming, even though there was a war on and tanks churned the soil on maneuvers.The body belonged to 19-year-old Joan Pearl Wolfe, a …

In the closing months of the Second World War, an old hedger was found bludgeoned and hacked to death in a Warwickshire field. His name was Charles Walton and the place was the little village of Lowe …

In the closing months of the Second World War, an old hedger was found bludgeoned and hacked to death in a Warwickshire field. His name was Charles Walton and the place was the little village of Lowe …

An exploration of the moral blemishes that have dogged the leaders of Great Britain and the United States.Before Britain had a prime minister – and before they invented America – the dict …

An exploration of the moral blemishes that have dogged the leaders of Great Britain and the United States.Before Britain had a prime minister – and before they invented America – the dict …

Film studios have been making historical movies now for over a century. In that time, thousands of films have been made covering not just centuries but millennia. Did Neanderthal woman really look li …

Film studios have been making historical movies now for over a century. In that time, thousands of films have been made covering not just centuries but millennia. Did Neanderthal woman really look li …

The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy is one of the milestones of history. Everyone, it is said, remembers where they were when they heard the news. Because the official investigation, the War …

The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy is one of the milestones of history. Everyone, it is said, remembers where they were when they heard the news. Because the official investigation, the War …

Everybody remembers where they were the day John F. Kennedy died. The president’s assassination shocked the world and raised questions that have still not been answered today.Almost as shocking …

Everybody remembers where they were the day John F. Kennedy died. The president’s assassination shocked the world and raised questions that have still not been answered today.Almost as shocking …