How England's Most Barbaric Execution Method Was Finally Banned | The Tower

Torture, treason, and bizarre executions were standard practices at The Tower Of London. The Tower is the United Kingdom's foremost tourist attraction - an imposing stronghold that has been part of London's royal heritage for more than 1,000 years. It has changed roles, from fortress to palace to prison; if the stones of this mighty citadel could talk imagine what stories they could tell. The events that have taken place here and the tragic and heroic characters that have passed through the gates have shaped the destiny of the United Kingdom.

The Tower Of London is the United Kingdom's foremost tourist attraction - an imposing stronghold that has been part of London's royal heritage for more than 1,000 years. It has changed roles, from fortress to palace to prison; if the stones of this mighty citadel could talk imagine what stories they could tell. The events that have taken place here and the tragic and heroic characters that have passed through the gates have shaped the destiny of the United Kingdom.

Even from the early years, WW2 would be marked as a war that evolved with the rapid technological advances made throughout its 6 year duration. Two of these huge advances were the recent invention of the U-Boat and how these were put into practical application to take the war global. The other is the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, an incredibly advanced aerial bomber that changed the meaning of aerial warfare.

In this film, we walk the modern streets of London to uncover the scars of a night that should have broken the nation's morale. From the "grimy-faced heroes" of the Auxiliary Fire Service—many of whom were taxi drivers towing pumps with rope—to the frantic struggle to save St Paul’s Cathedral under direct orders from Winston Churchill, we explore the courage that kept the city standing. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.

Before the D-Day landings, allied troops were fighting German forces in Italy. Attempting to break the well fortified Gustav Line, a literal uphill battle took place to dislodge German forces from the century-old monastery in Monte Cassino. What followed some of the most frustrating fighting the Allies had faced in the war so far. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on

Seventy-two people died when a fire destroyed the Grenfell Tower, in west London, in June 2017, in one of the UK's worst modern disasters. Fire raced up the exterior of the building in a matter of minutes, eventually spreading to all four sides and making escape and rescue impossible for dozens trapped inside. What went wrong in the Grenfell Tower? Through interviews with those directly involved, this documentary investigates the decades long housing crisis in London that contributed to dangerous living conditions in Grenfell Tower, documents the dramatic events on the night of the fire and delves into the theory being investigated in a public inquiry that highly combustible material in the cladding was the primary cause of the fire's spread. ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00 - Intro ▷ 02:33 - Grenfell Tower Fire | What Went Wrong - Countdown to Catastrophe (2/6) ▷ 46:38 - Credits ------- ------- “What went wrong? Countdown to Catastrophe dives deep into six catastrophic events that stunned the world, a high adrenaline engineering series about interface between man and machine. Each disaster is retold through