History Magazine
The Pilgrim Badge
Medieval Christian pilgrims would often travel great distances to visit holy sites. The pilgrim badge was proof of their pilgrimage and worn as a religious object, talisman and a badge of honour…
Cato Street Conspiracy
The Cato Street Conspiracy was a daring 1820 plot to kill Britain’s cabinet and trigger revolution. Betrayed and arrested, the conspirators were brutally punished…
Mudlarks of London
Mudlarking was cold, dirty and dangerous work, but for the poor and destitute who scoured London’s muddy Thames banks, it gave them a meagre living. They hunted the shoreline for anything they could sell…
