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Category Archives: Crime & criminals

Home / Archive Category: Crime & criminals

Henry Goodcole

Dec 5, 2020Eric CorbettCrime & criminalsNot on Wikipedia

Chaplain of Newgate Prison and author of criminal biographies, the most important of which is that of Elizabeth Sawyer.

Coterel Gang

Nov 22, 2020Eric CorbettCrime & criminals

A 14th-century armed group that flourished in the North Midlands of England, led by James Coterel.

Great Gold Robbery

Sep 8, 2020Eric CorbettCrime & criminals

The Great Gold robbery of 1855 occurred when a routine shipment of gold bullion and coins was stolen from a train in transit between London Bridge and Folkestone, on its way to Paris.

Yorkshire witch

Aug 24, 2020Eric CorbettCrime & criminals, Hoaxes & fraudsRedirect

Redirected to Mary Bateman.

Mary Bateman

Aug 24, 2020Eric CorbettCrime & criminals, Hoaxes & fraudsCompletely different

Poisoner and thief whose most audacious hoax was The Prophet Hen of Leeds.

Katherine Mayne

Aug 15, 2020Georgie DarcyCrime & criminalsNot on Wikipedia

16th-century Scottish woman convicted of the murder of her first husband, Alexander Cant.

Alison Rough

Aug 15, 2020Georgie DarcyCrime & criminalsNot on Wikipedia

Edinburgh merchant and property investor convicted of murdering her son-in-law in 1535.

Margaret Clap

Jul 17, 2020Eric CorbettCrime & criminals

Margaret Clap, also know as Mother Clap, was the owner with her husband of a notorious molly house in 18th-century London.

Jack Sheppard

Jul 10, 2020Eric CorbettCrime & criminals

Jack Sheppard (1702–1724) was a notorious thief in early 18th-century London, wildly popular with the poorer classes.

Whipping Tom

Apr 25, 2020Eric CorbettCrime & criminals

Whipping Tom was the name given to two sex offenders, one in London and the other in the nearby village of Hackney, active in 1681 and 1712 respectively.

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