On the 30th of September 1888, one of the most infamous events in Victorian history happened - it was the night of the 'Double Event'.
What Was The 'Double Event'? The Double Event was when the infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper, committed not one, but two murders. The two murders that night were committed within around an hour of each other in London. The murders were thought to be Jack the Ripper's third and fourth killings. Previously, Jack the Ripper had murdered two other women several weeks before the Double Event happened.
Jack the Ripper's first murder was on the 31st of August 1888, when Jack the Ripper murdered Mary Ann Nichols on Bucks Row at around 3:40 am that morning. It is believed that Mary Ann Nichols was the first woman that Jack the Ripper had murdered, though, there is debate about whether or not she was his first victim.
His second victim is believed to have been Annie Chapman. Annie Chapman was murdered on the 8th of September, 1888. She was murdered at 29 Hanbury Street at some point in the early morning hours. The Double Event Several weeks passed until Jack struck again. This time, he killed not one, but two women on the same night. This night is known as the 'Double Event'. That night, his first victim (and third overall victim), was Elizabeth Stride. Elizabeth Stride was murdered by Jack the Ripper just before 1 am at Dutfield's Yard. She was found in the yard at around 1 am, it's believed that Jack the Ripper was interrupted killing Elizabeth Stride and he was possibly hiding in the darkness of the yard.
But, Jack the Ripper escaped from Dutfield's Yard without being caught that night, to go on to kill his second victim that night. This time, he killed his fourth overall victim - Catherine Eddows. Jack the Ripper murdered Catherine Eddowes in Mitre Square in London. She was last seen alive at around 1:35 am and her body was found just ten minutes later at 1:45 am.
The Double Event resulted in a shocking night in London's history. It seems that Jack the Ripper was out of control that night - probably more so than before. As, London would have been busy with police that night after he had commited his first murder. For Jack to go on and murder again that night, possibly indicates that Jack was losing control. Another indication that Jack had lost control that night, was that his second murder that night was near a police station. The Double Event was a night were Jack the Ripper evade capture, not just once, but twice. It's a night when he was almost caught. Unfortunatley though, he wasn't caught though. And, to this day, we question and wonder who the man in the shadows - Jack the Ripper was.
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On this day in history, Queen Elizabeth I was born in 1533.
Elizabeth I was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She was the only child they had together. Though, Anne Boleyn did suffer several miscarriages to Henry. Elizabeth was the only child that Anne Boleyn had. King Henry VIII, on the other hand, had other children, but they were not to Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was Henry's second daughter. His first daughter - Mary; who would later become Queen Mary I (also known as Bloody Mary) - was to his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
Henry had two daughters and a son. His son, Edward, was to his third wife: Jane Seymour. Edward would succeed his father to be king upon his death. But Edward was only a child when he became king and his reign didn't last long, as the young king died very prematurely while he was still a teenager. The passing from the crown from Edward to his half-sister Mary didn't go smoothly.
The passing of the crown didn't go smoothly as Lady Jane Grey claimed the English throne. Her claim to the throne of England didn't last very long though. Grey, became known as the 'nine-day Queen'. She became known as the nine-day Queen but was never officially crowned queen.
Lady Jane Grey was deposed from the throne by Edward's half-sister Mary, who had a stronger claim to the throne than her cousin Jane. Mary had her cousin Lady Jane Grey executed for attempting to take the crown from her, this resulted in Mary becoming the second of Henry VIII's children becoming monarch.
Mary didn't just become a monarch though when she became Queen of England, she also became the first Queen of England and made the way for future female monarchs to become Queen. One of those female monarchs was her half-sister - Elizabeth. Queen Mary, didn't reign for long on the throne, she was only Queen for a few years. In her dying days, Mary named her successor as her half-sister, Elizabeth. When Mary died, Elizabeth became the third and final of Henry VIII's children to become monarch of England. Elizabeth reigned the longest of the three siblings - she was one of England's longest-serving monarchs to this day,Elizabeth I reigned for a very impressive 45 years. The reign of Elizabeth is called the Elizabethan era. The Journey To Become Queen That journey to become Queen started in 1533 when she was born. Anne Boleyn is said to have found out that she was pregnant in January 1533. Then, on September 7th, 1533, Elizabeth (the future Elizabeth I was born).
On this day in history, Titanic passenger William James Elsbury was born. William James Elsbury was born on the 3rd of September 1863. Mr Elsbury was born in Somerset, in England.
His parents were James Elsbury and Mary Ann Pope. William married Eliza Jane Hucker. Both William and Eliza had four children together during their time together. Sadly, William died on the Titanic disaster, on the 15th of April 1912. This resulted in Eliza becoming a widow. Eliza lived a few decades after the Titanic disaster and died on the 16th of September 1946. After her husband had died, Eliza never married again. Instead, she died a widow.
Two of Eliza and William's children lived until the 1990s. Both of their children - Bernice M Elsbury and Loyd Elsbury - died in 1991.
William On The Titanic William was a third-class passenger on the Titanic. He got on board the Titanic at Southampton on the 10th of September 1912. It was at Southampton on the 10th of September 1912, that Titanic set off on her maiden voyage. Sadly, William James Elsbury was one of the passengers who died on the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage. He died on the 15th of April 1912, alongside over 1000 other people that night.
On this day in history, Titanic survivor Dagmar Jenny Ingeborg Bryhl was born.
Dagmar Jenny Bryhl was born on the 2nd of September 1891. She was born in Sweden. Miss Bryhl was on the Titanic from the very beginning of the Titanic's maiden voyage. As Dagmar got onto the Titanic from Southampton docks: it was at Southampton docks that Titanic began her maiden voyage on the 10th of April 1912. She got on Titanic at Southampton with two other people. Those two other people were her fiance and her half brother. Her fiance was Ingvar Enander; her half-brother was Kurt Arnold Gottfrid Bryhl. Miss Bryhl was a 2nd class passenger. She was one of just over 700 people to have survived the Titanic disaster: 706 people survived the Titanic. After surviving the tragedy, Dagmar went back to Sweden. She lived for several decades after the Titanic disaster happened. Dagmar Jenny Bryhl died on the 4th of August 1969; she was 77 years old when she died.
On this day in history, Anne Boleyn recieved the title of Marquess of Pembroke.
What Is The Marquess of Pembroke? The Marquess of Pembroke was a title that King Henry VIII created for Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn received the title of Marquess of Pembroke on the 1st of September 1532. It was a title that was a peerage. A peerage is a title. The Peerage and Anne Boleyn When Anne Boleyn received the Marquess of Pembroke title, she was not yet married to Henry VIII. Instead, Anne Boleyn was engaged to the king. But, she was soon to become Henry VIII's second wife, and, Queen Consort of England. Henry and Anne married a few months after she was given the title of the Marquess of Pembroke. Both Henry and Anne married twice. The first time they married was in a secret ceremony on the 14th of November 1532. Then, just a few weeks later, the couple was married again on the 25th of January 1533.
Anne became pregnant that Winter. It's thought that Anne became pregnant in January 1533. Later that year, on the 7th of September 1533, Anne Boleyn successfully gave birth to a baby girl. That baby girl would be the future Queen Elizabeth I.
The birth of Elizabeth was the only successful heir that Anne Boleyn had given King Henry VIII. It is believed that her failure to produce a male heir for the king, was one of the main reasons for Boleyn's downfall. The Downfall Of Anne Boleyn The downfall of Anne Boleyn was dramatic and quick. She perhaps has one of the most, if not, thee most, spectacular downfall of an English monarch we have ever seen. Things seem to be going well for the new Queen Consort in January 1533. She was newlywed to the King of England, she was pregnant with the Kings heir, perhaps it may have seemed to her that she was invincible. But, she wasn't. It only took a few short years from when she received the Marquess of Pembroke title, to her downfall and execution. Anne Boleyn was executed on the 2nd of May 1536 by Henry VIII, just three years after she had been given the title of Marquess of Pembroke by the King. It shows how quickly her downfall came, and how quickly Boleyn fell out of favour with the King. Upon her death, it seems the title Marquess of Pembroke title was extinguished. Perhaps, probably for the best, as, who would want to inherit a title that seemed a bit ill-fated? On this day in history, the wreck on the Titanic was found. The wreck of the Titanic was finally found on the 1st of September 1985. The wreck of the Titanic was found by a joint American and French expedition of oceanographers. The 1st of September 1985 was a Sunday. The team of oceanographers were the first group of people to have seen the Titanic for almost 100 years after its ill-fated voyage. The Titanic was found that day 73 years after its sinking. The team found the Titanic to be eroding, which isn't that surprising, as the Titanic had then been on the Atlantic Ocean sea floor for over seven decades by this point. Earlier this year, it was also reported that further erosion was taking place on the Titanic. A Ship Broke In Two Halves
When the team found the Titanic in 1985, the realized that the ship wasn't just in one whole part. Instead, they found that Titanic was broken into two main separate parts. Titanic was found in 1985 by Bill Lange and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The Titanic wreck rests on the Atlantic seabed floor, 12,460 ft below sea level. |
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