Nowadays, the historic building is a popular tourist attraction (Picture: GC Images) Graffiti scrawled on the walls of the Tower of London dating back centuries have finally been deciphered for the first time – including the magical ramblings of ‘sorcerers’ Hundreds of texts etched onto the walls of the historical building that once housed prisoners...
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Football’s Black trailblazers
As Black History Month 2024 runs throughout October, we take a look at some of English football’s Black pioneers from the game’s history… Arthur Wharton (1865-1930) The Ghana-born goalkeeper is widely considered not only England’s, but the world’s first Black professional footballer. He started his career at Darlington and was also part of Preston North...
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The England and Scotland border ‘badlands’ where tragic history and epic scenery converge
In the 18th century the closest Scottish customs house was in Dunbar 20 miles north. I naively conjure up scenes of savvy smugglers sneaking around the tight wynds of Eyemouth’s old town while Keystone Cops excisemen give comical chase. The reality was darker, as Janes reveals: “They would have used force if they had to....