Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Hampstead, Holburn and St Pancras.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aston, Mark.

Series:

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Holburn--History.

Homicide--Holburn--History.

Murderers--Holburn--History.

Local Subjects:

Crime--Holburn--History.

Homicide--Holburn--History.

Murderers--Holburn--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Wharncliffe, 2005.

Summary:

In Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths In Hampstead, Holburn and St Pancras the chill of evil is brought close to home as each chapter investigates the darker side of humanity in cases of murder, deceit and pure malice in this corner of London. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, the full spectrum of criminality is recounted, bringing to life the sinister history of this part of the capital over the last 400 years.

Contents:

""FOUL DEEDS AND SUSPICIOUS DEATHS Series""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction and Acknowledgements""; ""CHAPTER 1 - Mother Damnable: The Witch Queen of Kentish Town c.1600 � 80""; ""CHAPTER 2 - Gentlemen of the Road: Highway Robbery 1669 � 1725""; ""CHAPTER 3 - Body on the Hill: The Assassination of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey 1678""; ""CHAPTER 4 - A Miscellany of Murder and Misdemeanour in the Eighteenth Century 1717 � 86""; ""Part one: Wilful murder""; ""Part two: Misdemeanour � fraud, trespass and juvenile crime""

""CHAPTER 5 - The Hangman�s Hanging Offence 1750""""CHAPTER 6 - Demanding Satisfaction: The Duelling Fields of St Pancras 1790 � 1843""; ""CHAPTER 7 - A Poisonous Verdict: The Wrongful Execution of Eliza Fenning 1815""; ""CHAPTER 8 - In the Line of Duty: The First Metropolitan Police Deaths 1830 � 33""; ""CHAPTER 9 - Murder in Belsize Park: The Jealous Killing of James De La Rue 1845""; ""CHAPTER 10 - Death in �Little Italy�: The Saffron Hill Murder 1864""; ""CHAPTER 11 - The Bloomsbury and Euston Murder Mysteries 1872 � 84""

""CHAPTER 12 - A Carriage of Convenience: The Case of Mary Pearcey and the Hoggs of Kentish Town 1890""""CHAPTER 13 - Three�s a Crowd: Tragedy in Regent Square 1893""; ""CHAPTER 14 - The Camden Town Murder 1907""; ""CHAPTER 15 - The Crime of the Century: The Infamous Case of Dr Crippen 1910""; ""CHAPTER 16 - L�Affaire Diabolique de Charlotte Street: The �butchering� of Emilienne Gerard 1917""; ""CHAPTER 17 - The Burning Shed Mystery: The Plight of Samuel Furnace 1933""; ""CHAPTER 18 - Make Do and Murder: Foul Deeds During Wartime 1941 � 44""

""CHAPTER 19 - Weapons of Choice 1949 � 50""""CHAPTER 20 - The Last Women to be Hanged in Britain 1954 � 55""; ""References""; ""Bibliography and Further Reading""; ""Index""

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ISBN:

1-78340-828-6

OCLC:

854974954