Please join me on 14 October 2016 at 2.30pm at the Museum of Somerset in Taunton where I will be giving a talk titled On the Wings of Love? Elopement and Abduction in the Georgian Era, which explores themes in my book The Disappearance of Maria Glenn.
human interest
A visit from Madame Gilflurt: The mystery of the Duke of Cumberland’s valet
Catherine Curzon (aka Madame Gilflurt) pays a visit to tell us about the shocking attempt on the life of the Duke of Cumberland…
12 facts about prisons and punishment in the 18th century
Fascinating guest post by Anna M. Thane
A broadside on Elizabeth Simmonds, who had a lucky escape from the dissecting table
Or did she?
The bloody career of Maria Theresa Phipoe
The end of an extraordinary life of crime
The confession of Mary Voce, who inspired George Eliot
She became Hetty Sorrel in Adam Bede