Toby Kilroy

Writer at GetHistory

Toby Kilroy is a web developer and co-founder of GetHistory.co.uk, where he’s been involved since its launch in 2014. He owns several popular websites, including Planet of the Vapes, Drum and Bass UK, the ever seasonally popular CookingTimes.co.uk, the niche crypto site DigitalMoneyBox.com, and more. A passionate history enthusiast, Toby regularly proofreads articles for the site and attends history events and book launches. When he’s not immersed in code or content, he enjoys exploring all things geeky and historical.

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On this day in history

193 - Roman emperor Pertinax was stabbed to death by his Praetorian Guard.

845 - Vikings sacked Paris, possibly led by Ragnar Lothbrok. They left after being paid 7000 livres of gold and silver.

1917 - Women were recruited for service with the British army in a non-nursing capacity for the first time.

1941 - Writer Virginia Woolf filled her pockets with stones and drowned herself in the River Ouse in Sussex.

1987 - Maria von Trapp, who provided the inspiration for The Sound of Music, died of heart failure, aged 82.

1991 - A jury returned a verdict of 'accidental death' at the inquest into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.