1816: six men escape on to the roof of Newgate prison.
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“Liberty is the greatest blessing” – Eleanor Clift, poor but perfectly informed
Eleanor Clift conducts a one-woman crusade against corruption & greed in public office.
Body snatching in Clerkenwell
1818: An inquisitive child in Clerkenwell makes an alarming discovery.
The murder trial of Robert Hallam
1731: The trial of Robert Hallam for the murder of his heavily pregnant wife Jane who was thrown from a window
The death of an orphan chimney sweep in Somers Town
The plight of London’s chimney sweep apprentices.
A prisoner dies of starvation in Tothill-fields bridewell
The death of John Burden appals the coroner.