Exquisite exhibition at Sudbury
human interest
1818: The murder of a gamekeeper at Crockingham Corner, Epsom
Eli Cox was only 19 when he was savagely attacked.
A voyage to nowhere: On board prison hulks at Woolwich
It was by no means an easy life.
The trial of John Motherhill for the rape of Catherine Wade: 1786
Pretty depressing.
Suspicious death of a female on Fulham Bridge: 28 September 1817
Maria Cooper threw herself into the Thames after a drinking session.
The eruption of La Soufrière on the West Indian island of St Vincent
1812: The earth shook, a massive column of thick black smoke rose from the summit and volumes of red-hot sparks were spat into the atmosphere.