The hanging of James Pratt, 30, and John Smith, 40, became the last executions for homosexual acts in English history.

The attack from all sides was so general, that they were almost instantaneously covered with mud.” These angry scenes took place outside the Middlesex Sessions House in Clerkenwell on 15 January 1819.

To mark Valentine’s Day here are some love-themed stories from Essex history, some with happy endings, some with bloody ones.

Irish poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde, in his lowest moment in prison, drew a comparison of how he sank from being one of the greatest writers of the late 20th century, into a bisexual pedophile. Son ...

Middletown officials kicked off Black History Month Saturday morning by naming a street after a man who spent most of his ...

A new street sign, located on the corner of Rapallo Avenue and Main Street in Middletown, honors Prince Mortimer and his legacy. “It is certainly a story of perseverance. Something I hope a lot of our ...

In his late 80s, Prince was accused of attempting to poison his new enslaver and was placed behind bars at Old New-Gate Prison in East Granby. He later moved to a prison in Wethersfield ...

So you will be taken from here and held at Newgate Prison pending further investigation. ♪ ♪ (breathes deeply) Can I help you? I'm looking for Miss Scarlet. You've found her. My name is ...

“Late in life he was sent to New Gate Prison and he ended up dying in prison at 110 years old.“ The parking lot for the Community Health Center, located at 34 Rapallo/Prince Mortimer ...

While Newgate prison has been long since demolished, its legend certainly lives on. The Old Bailey now stands on the site where the prison once stood, but a singular wall in Amen Corner still remains.