East End of London

demoralization of London that was set-up by the Germans. The “Blitz”, was a short way to say the German expression, “blitzkrieg”, which means lightning war. On the first day, nearly 348 German bombers were sent to drop explosives throughout the metropolitan. 450 citizens died whilst leaving many homeless and injured. On average, approximately 700 tonnes of explosives were dropped amongst certain sectors of the city each day and the physical violence consumed nearly one-third of…

Property crime was a certain eventuality, especially when the growing economic prosperity of England is considered. It is likely that the wealth of the nation may have proved too strong a temptation for poorer individuals and soon, cities such as London became hotbeds of criminal activity. Law enforcement and elite society often attributed the criminal problem to “that torrent of gaming,…

Marlow travels from his home East of London up the Congo River into the heart of Northern Africa. Contrary to what one might think, Marlow is not particularly fond of his fellow Europeans and already holds assumptions he has made about them. He stereotypes the white Europeans as ignorant and monotonous. When he first arrives he immediately thinks of a “whited sepulchre” (54). It is clear that Marlow resents Brussels because of his use of this description. The metaphor relating the city to a…

the crimes that were committed in Whitechapel. He even looked at the more unlikely suspects very thoroughly. It was originally published in 1975 but has been revised since then. Donald Rumbelow was an London policeman and a crime historian. He is also a tour guide on the Jack the Ripper Walk in London. He has several different books about Jack the Ripper and other murders in history. This book was very enjoyable and you can tell that he was very qualified to be writing about this topic. He knew…

INTRODUCTION Income is the inflow of cash on a fixed basis that one receives through labour or a service they provide. In the UK income levels have increased in some cases but have also decreased in others. Over the past 40 years they have been changing constantly across the UK due to many factors which will be covered in this assignment. IMPACT OF RECESSION A recession is essentially a drop in the economy in which production in industrial work slows down along with overseas trading. A…

is particularly difficult to walk in a serial killer’s shoe’s and understand his or her actions. A case eminently hard to see through and to comprehend is the Jack the Ripper case. Jack the Ripper was as Serial Killer who murdered In Whitechapel, London, in the late 19th century. And because his identity is still unknown, I am particularly interested in his case and therefore chose it to be the topic for this research paper. I will walk in his shoe’s and reveal, what person the Ripper was rather…

It did cut down crime, however this may not have changed the situation on the streets, because the fog that descended onto the East End at night due to its proximity to the river Thames and the smoke coing from factories around the area due to the Industrial Revolution meant that Jack the Ripper could jump in and out of shadows. The fog just added to the poorly lit streets of Whitechapel…

What is a Serial killer? A serial killer is a person who commits a series of murders, often with no clear motive and consistently following a characteristic, foreseen behavior pattern. The Notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper killed at least five London female prostitutes in 1888. Never captured, his identity is one of English's most famous unresolved mysteries! Jack the Ripper was a former British killer and DNA evidence has exposed the identity of Jack the Ripper! The most infamous serial…

flown when the sovereign was not in the Palace. The Queen, seeing the displease, broke the previous tradition and had the Union Flag fly at half mast the day of the funeral. The Balcony- The balcony is used for many public royal appearances. At the end of WWII King George VI and Winston Churchill were cheered on by thousands. The first appearance…

II. Hubert was executed and Farriner condemned in history as the careless baker who burned down the City of London; however, another person that played a major role in the destruction of the City was The Lord Mayor, Sir Thomas Bloodworth. After about…