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History: How a Guy's doctor pioneered forensic toxicology - to catch notorious poisoners
We recount how Sir Thomas Stevenson, an expert in poisons, gave evidence to catch some of the Victorian era's most notorious killers
Josh Salisbury
When a Mitford sister slummed it in Rotherhithe
The reality of life in one of London’s most overcrowded, and poorest areas, soon hit with full force
Katherine Johnston
Is Bermondsey the real home of the Poppy Appeal?
Bermondsey took its place in history to bring the Poppy Appeal to the people of Britain and at the same time help ex-service men and woman
Kevin Quinn