Features the murder cases which are a mixture of classic narratives of jealousy, elimination and passion. This title also includes the little-known mysteries: 3 unsolved homicides from across the county, including the killing of the 'Barton recluse' and the enigmatic death of a young farmer in Gedney in which the dead man's dog appeared in court.
Features the murder cases which are a mixture of classic narratives of jealousy, elimination and passion. This title also includes the little-known my...
"Hanged at Lincoln" gathers together the stories of criminals hanged at both Lincoln Castle Prison and HMP Lincoln on Greetwell Road between 1716 and 1961. The condemned featured here range from coiners and forgers to thieves, highwaymen, and poisoners. Among the infamous murderers executed at Lincoln include Richard Insole, executed in 1887 for the murder of his wife; child-killer Frederick Nodder, hanged in 1937; and, Herbert Leonard Mills, who failed to commit the perfect murder and was hanged in 1951 by Albert Pierrepoint. Infamous executioners also played a part in the gaol's history....
"Hanged at Lincoln" gathers together the stories of criminals hanged at both Lincoln Castle Prison and HMP Lincoln on Greetwell Road between 1716 and ...
This title is filled with hilarious and surprising examples of folklore, eccentrics, historical and literary events, and popular culture from days gone by, all taken from Lincolnshire's tumultuous history. Here the reader will meet forgers, poets, aristocreats, politicians and some less likey residents of the county.
This title is filled with hilarious and surprising examples of folklore, eccentrics, historical and literary events, and popular culture from days gon...
The collected essays explore the lives of several writers in Georgian and Victorian Britain, in terms of their knowledge and experience of prison life. This book focuses on the lives of the writers themselves, or on the prison stretches endured by their relatives or acquaintances. Some of these writers were locked up for debt, while others were deprived of liberty for sedition or treason. Here the reader will find, amongst many other stories, accounts of Dickens's father in debtors' prison, of Leigh Hunt living with his whole family in The Surrey House of Correction and of Oscar Wilde in...
The collected essays explore the lives of several writers in Georgian and Victorian Britain, in terms of their knowledge and experience of prison life...
There have been a great many books written on military intelligence and the secret services rooted in the twentieth century; however there is very little covering the activities of the men involved in the establishment of this fascinating institution. Its origins lie in the British Army: from the beginnings in the Topographical Department to the Boer War, when various factors made the foundation work of the eventual MI5 (founded in 1909) possible. Incredibly, there were two vast armies in the 1840s, both serving the state and Queen, yet no formally organized military intelligence bureau....
There have been a great many books written on military intelligence and the secret services rooted in the twentieth century; however there is very ...
The broad acres of Yorkshire has had more than its fair share of high-pofile murders. This work brings together most of the principal capital crimes from the Dick Turpin era to the end of hanging in 1964. It also provides us with useful historical background, legal definitions, details about famous hangmen and policemen; and locations.
The broad acres of Yorkshire has had more than its fair share of high-pofile murders. This work brings together most of the principal capital crimes f...
