And soon after that, perhaps because Mérode had already publicly displayed every other inch of her body – on stage, in sculpture and through photographs – a peculiar fixation gripped the media: what did her ears look like? We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

In Ask a Historian, Greg Jenner provides answers to things you always wondered about, but didn’t know who to ask. And though it is right that celebrity culture was born around 1700, we don’t get quite enough of an explanation of how and why it all kicked off then. Mary Queen of Scots is dead famous for: having terrible taste in husbands, rotting away in Liz 1's prison and, totally l.

During the Covid lockdown, he hosted and co-wrote two series of the BBC children's educational show HOMESCHOOL HISTORY on BBC Radio 4. The victim left the box to go to the toilet and the killer apparently left the box wrapped in a sheet to conceal his or her identity and stabbed the victim twice in the neck and head. He has presented and featured on TV shows for the BBC, and written for BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, HISTORY REVEALED MAGAZINE and THE HUFFINGTON POST.

Whether it was the scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans into an erotic frenzy; or the cheetah-owning, coffin-sleeping, one-legged French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who launched a violent feud with her former best friend; or Edmund Kean, the dazzling Shakespearean actor whose monstrous ego and terrible alcoholism saw him nearly murdered by his own audience - the list of stars whose careers burned bright before the Age of Television is extensive and thrillingly varied. He also tries to pin down a concrete definition of celebrity as opposed to mere fame, notoriety or renown. He is dead famous for: discovering gravity, being a right clever dick – and getting hit on the head with an apple! Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.Everybody knows the rules- total strangers are forced to live together while the rest of the country watches them do it. Philip has also written Buster Bayliss, a series for younger readers, and stand alone novels including Here Lies Arthur, which won the Carnegie Medal. Dead Famous is a compelling photographic journey through the capital’s cemeteries, churches, cathedrals, crypts and crematoria discovering the final resting places and celebrating the incredible lives and achievements of some of its most significant and infamous permanent residents. A magical and unique read, it immediately caught the attention of readers and reviewers and won several major awards.

Greg is also the author of YOU ARE HISTORY (2022), a fun and surprising children's books exploring the history of the world through 50 objects a child might use everyday.In these lively, irreverent biographies you can meet all kinds of famous folk, from Einstein, the batty genius who invented e-mc2, to Joan of Arc, the teenage girl who led the French army before dying at the stake as a martyr. View image in fullscreen ‘Properly live-in-a-country-house, summer-in-Italy posh’ … Florence Nightingale. That her reputation was nearly ruined when her boyfriend's wife was found dead at the bottom of the stairs?