Victorian-era gangs—whether fraudsters, racketeers or robbers—were dominated by men. But for seventy years, a highly organised, all-woman mafia terrorised London. Targeting society’s wealthiest, The Forty Elephants were not only the ‘aristocrats of c… This is premium content for subscribers only Get the real storyAs Southwark changes we’re still here.We’re fighting to make sure our community … Continue reading Impoverished Victorian women posing as aristocrats ran one of South London’s most fearsome gangs – now Disney+ has made a TV show about them