In 1845, aged 70, and with his fortune lost, Vidocq travelled to London, in the hope of opening up a private detective agency. That project did not materialize due to funds shortage. In reduced circumstances, he wrote letters to the new Sûreté head appealing for a government pension. Wh...
In Washington, DC, D’Arcy gave a long speech, and helped broker a kind of “seal peace treaty”—that the British government was pleased enough with to give D’Arcy a (medieval-inspired) “Companion of the Bath” honor. Statesman of Science Being a professor i...
DAMIAN: A large part of Thursday’s early life would have seen the harsh realities of the Depression and then later more positive aspects such as the Attlee government and the creation of the Welfare State and the NHS. How do you think factors such as these shaped Thursday not only as a ...