Quick! Who was the last person executed in the Tower of London? Tick. Tick. Tick. The clock timer is counting down. It’s a trivia question and one that few people answer correctly. Some might remember Anne Boleyn from the time of the Tudors. Others might think of Catherine Howard. Few would think that the last […]
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Every once in a while, I dig around the internet, turning over stones and looking for new and interesting tidbits about Josef and his associates. This morning I came across a January 2015 BBC article entitled “English murder mysteries that have baffled detectives”. Naturally, the article included the case of Bella in the Wych Elm.
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On 2 July, 2014, the Daily Mail published an article which outlined the story of Carl Hans Lody. The article was prompted by the discovery, in the Guards Museum, of a letter written by Lody to the Commander of the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, thanking him and his men for their kindness. The letter was
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I came across a blog article last year entitled: Josef Jakobs – The Last Execution at the Tower of London. The author of the blog, Robert Walsh, outlines the story of Josef Jakobs. The account, while quite readable, suffers from several factual errors, inconsistencies and spelling mistakes. Date of execution – Walsh correctly says that
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A friend of mine recently told me that the Josef Jakobs files at the National Archives had been digitized. I took a look and, sure enough, it is now possible to purchase the KV 2 files for the princely sum of £3.30 each, which I think works out to just over $5 CAN. Twelve years
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BBC Documentary – The Spies Who Fooled Hitler (1999) Original Air Date – 2 October 1999Series – TimewatchDuration – 45:52 minutesProducer – Tilman RemmeBBC/History Channel Co-Production Part 1 clip available here – 10 minutesPart 2 clip available here – 10 minutesPart 3 clip available here – 10 minutesPart 4 clip available here – 10 minutesPart
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The Film Title – Secrets of the Tower of LondonAired – 27 October 2013Series – Secrets of BritainDuration – 55:11 minutesProducer – Vicky MatthewsProduced by – Pioneer Productions for PBS Clip available here (link no longer works on YouTube)Or here on PBS website (also no longer available)Or purchase via PBS Review Trying to cram 1000
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The Podcast Title – Curious Connections: Spies & UsTaped – 14 October 2014Original Air Date -30 October 2014Series – Curious ConnectionsDuration – 59:12 minutesProducer – Historic Royal PalacesClip available here (N.B. 2021 – link no longer works and I haven’t been able to find one to replace it) Presenters:Sally Dixon-Smith – Tower Collections Curator, Historic
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The Podcast Title – Historic Royal Palaces – Tower Prisoner Stories – JacobsOriginal Air Date – 13 February 2013Series – Stories from the PalacesDuration – 4:19 minutesProducer -unknownClip available here (N.B. 2021 – link no longer works and I haven’t been able to find a replacement) Review This programme was produced by the Tower of
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The Show – BBC Radio Scotland – Edinburgh, Scotland: Carl Lody, Spy on the Forth Original Air Date – 17 February 2014Station – BBC RadioShow – World War I at HomeDuration – 6:38 minutesProducer -unknownClip available here Review This programme tells the story of Carl Hans Lody, a German spy who was executed at the
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