Aged 23, hanged at Ilchester, for the poisoning murder of her much older husband John.
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Three women hanged for poisoning their husbands in 1836: Betty Rowland
There was a riot at her execution in Liverpool.
36 cases of fraud committed by women, tried at the Old Bailey 1797 to 1837
A look at the various criminal methods women used to obtain goods and money under false pretences.
Elopement in high life: Anne Wellesley and Lord Charles Bentinck
Guest bloggers Sarah Murden and Joanne Major on the elopement of Anne Wellesley, the wife of Sir William Abdy, and Lord Charles Bentinck in 1815.
Madame de Genlis: a most unusual educator
Geri Walton contributes a guest post about educationist Madame de Genlis, gouvernour to the children of the Duke of Chartres in the 18th century.
Three women hanged for poisoning their husbands in 1836: Harriet Tarver
Hanged in Gloucester in 1836 for the poisoning murder of her husband Thomas.