Bloody British History: Camden - Couverture souple

Colloms

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0752487388 ISBN 13 : 9780752487380

Editeur : The History Press, 2013

Synopsis

Bloody British History * BLACK DEATH! The HORRORS of the PLAGUE in Camden! * My WIFE is under the floor! The true story of Camden murderer DOCTOR CRIPPEN! * The elephant stampede! WEIRD ACCIDENTS and STRANGE EVENTS galore! Camden has a dark side to rival that of any London borough. The haunt of highwaymen, its fields also witnessed numerous duels. Crime, poverty and depravity were rife in parts of Holborn until the late... Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

BLACK DEATH! The HORRORS of the PLAGUE in Camden! My WIFE is under the floor! The true story of Camden murderer DOCTOR CRIPPEN! The elephant stampede! WEIRD ACCIDENTS and STRANGE EVENTS galore! Camden has a dark side to rival that of any London borough. The haunt of highwaymen, its fields also witnessed numerous duels. Crime, poverty and depravity were rife in parts of Holborn until the late nineteenth century. The first murderer to be caught using the transatlantic cable lived in Camden, and the last woman to be hanged shot her lover outside a Hampstead pub. With grave-robbers and grisly graveyard exhumations, eccentric residents and rioting peasants, and featuring tons of weird true events, you ll never see the borough in the same way again!

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dick Weindling was previously Head of Educational Management at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), and then a freelance educational researcher. He is now a full-time writer and historian. Marianne Colloms has a PhD from London University, where she explored aspects of London's Victorian history. She has co-authored a number of books on Camden with Mr. Weindling. Together they have written six books and many articles on the area's history. Both live in London.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The History Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0752487388
• ISBN 13: 9780752487380
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112