Read about the vengeful Hanoverian Clara Elisabeth von Platen
human interest
1814: The death of Lavinia Robinson, the Manchester Ophelia
She was accused of “a want of chastity.”
Catherine Tylney-Long: A quadruple-barrelled surname was never going to work
An heiress makes a disastrous mistake. A guest post by Mike Rendell.
1819: The rape of Hannah Whitehorn
A teenage maidservant makes a serious allegation.
An altercation in Taunton between Tom Woodforde and Don Whiskerandos
Tom Woodforde sued James Vibart in 1817 for damages after a violent fight in Taunton.
Some early 19th-century prison escapes
Best plan is to have a horse ready and waiting.