How a knacker became an executioner, and how clothes were made. Finding Henry's sunken ship the Mary Rose. Showing us how food was prepared in Tudor England. A look at cumbersome armour.
Tony travels back to the 1800s, meeting a 13-year-old girl who worked 14-hour shifts in a match factory, a woman who worked down the mines, and one of the first employees of Marks and Spencer. (Ch. 5 description)
Quirky real-life tales include a sailor's attempt to leave behind his scurvy existence for a Tahitian girl, and a gin entrepreneur who fell foul of the law. Plus, a hungry poacher has a cunning plan. Ch. 5 description.
Bethnal Green station was hit during the Blitz. Grocer's daughter Eileen worked with Princess Elizabeth in the ATS. Maisie's father was punished for his resistance in Guernsey. Joy married an American GI. Ch. 5 description.
