Murder Mayhem UK

Murder Mayhem UK

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The Clerkenwell Bombing Outrage

A turning point in victorian England and political unrest.

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Sam H Arnold
Feb 16, 2026
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I grew up in the 1980s, when it was common for the IRA to carry out bombings in London, However, Irish revolutionaries carrying out terrorist attacks in London had been going on for centuries.

The largest terrorist attack in 19th-century Britain was carried out one hundred and fifty years ago in Victorian England.

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