William Stokes
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Nero: for thousands of years his name has stood synonymous with the Roman Empire. But why? What was it about this enigmatic personality that catapulted him into becoming Emperor as a 16-year-old? It was at a time when Rome not only ruled the world, but also managed to house 1 million inhabitants - a population achievement not reached for almost a further 2,000 years when Queen Victoria reigned in London. In his heyday, pagan priests proclaimed that...
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In 1973 the firebombing of the Whiskey Au-Go-Go nightclub grabbed the headlines in Brisbane unlike any other disaster beforehand. 15 people were killed amid the inferno, the worst mass-murder ever in Australia. Rumours were rife. Detectives were forewarned, but was the firebombing part of an implausible notion to embark on an extortion racket? Or was it a scheme for insurance purposes? Perhaps it was the act of a disgruntled customer, a former employee,...