Bloody British History: Peterborough

Razed by Vikings! Deadly Danish assaults and demolitions. Neolithic murders! The tragic tale of Britains earliest recorded homicide! A deadly game of thrones! The last remains of two royal victims in the Abbey. Murdered by the Ripper! Was one of Jack the Rippers victims from Peterborough? Find out inside! I Cant Stop While There Are Lives to be Saved: The incredible story of British spy nurse Edith Cavell. There is the darker side to Peterboroughs history. All manner of incredible events have occurred in the city: Roman occupations; Saxon murders and miracles; riots and revolts; battles, diseases, disasters and plagues. Including more than 60 illustrations, and with the history of institutions such as the prisoner-of-war camps of the Napoleonic era and the slums and workhouses of the Victorian age, youll never see the city in the same way again.