Early 19th-century hoax that reinforced the standard white-sheeted ghost look, and set a legal precedent for self-defence.
Hamstone
Golden-brown sedimentary stone, from Ham Hill in Somerset.
Hanged, drawn and quartered
Statutory penalty in England from 1352 for men convicted of high treason.
Hanging Bridge
Medieval structure spanning the Hanging Ditch, which connected the rivers Irk and Irwell in Manchester, England, part of the city's medieval defences.
Harlequinade
British comic theatrical genre developed in England between the 17th and mid-19th centuries.
Harper Runabout
The Harper Runabout is a three-wheeled motor vehicle designed by Robert Harper and manufactured from 1921 until 1926.
Harris’s List of Covent Garden Ladies
Annual directory of prostitutes working in Georgian London, published from 1757 until 1795.
Harry Liston
English comedian and actor.
Hartley Bank Colliery
Former colliery in Netherton, West Yorkshire, opened in 1841 and closed in 1968.
Haydock Collieries
Haydock Collieries comprised several pits, some started in the 18th century, on land owned by the Leghs of Lyme around Haydock on the Lancashire Coalfield in north-west England.
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