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Crimes and Punishments | 18th Century Lit @Laurier
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18th Century Lit @Laurier. Welcome to the Underworld of Crime. A Fortune Hunter with Two Wives, Tricked by a Hairdresser. Old Bailey: Bigamy, 6. Robert Fielding, Esq. charged with taking two wives: Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, and a Mrs. Mary Wadsworth. The Duchess had been at one point, the dazzling mistress of King Charles II, but by then, she was around 66 years old. Barbara Palmer Villiers, ex mistress of Charles II. Initially, I thought it was only 18. 01 March 2012. http:/ www.thestar....Enter...
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I Now Pronounce You Husband and Wife…or is it Wife and Wife? | 18th Century Lit @Laurier
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18th Century Lit @Laurier. Welcome to the Underworld of Crime. I Now Pronounce You Husband and Wife…or is it Wife and Wife? Date: Winter of 1746. Crime/Punishment: Marrying 14 women under the false pretense of being a man/Imprisonment and whipping. Mary Hamilton was found guilty of this unnamed crime. Regardless of the strangeness and confusion surrounding the case, the justices residing over the case came to a sentencing of six months imprisonment, as well as public whippings in multiple cities. This is...
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The Impressive Indictment of William Chandler | 18th Century Lit @Laurier
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18th Century Lit @Laurier. Welcome to the Underworld of Crime. The Impressive Indictment of William Chandler. The Impressive Indictment of Mr. William Chandler. Sarah Mathews, EN388 Restoration Literature. The curious case of a county infuriated by the actions of one man, William Chandler of Suffolk, culminated in dramatics after the artful villain was found guilty of criminal perjury. The impressive indictment of Mr. Chandler is complex and best unraveled visually:. Century form). Chandler, original...
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rachellethomas8 | 18th Century Lit @Laurier
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18th Century Lit @Laurier. Welcome to the Underworld of Crime. Background on Infanticide in 18. 1674, a married woman, was accused of killing her child. This woman was a practicing Christian and she and her husband were highly respected in the community. The people at the time believed the devil had possessed the woman to perform this murderous action. In March 2010, one of the worst infanticide cases occurred when Celine Lesage, 38 years old from France, killed 6 of her babies. Celine is said to hav...
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mathewssarah | 18th Century Lit @Laurier
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18th Century Lit @Laurier. Welcome to the Underworld of Crime. The Impressive Indictment of William Chandler. The Impressive Indictment of Mr. William Chandler. Sarah Mathews, EN388 Restoration Literature. The curious case of a county infuriated by the actions of one man, William Chandler of Suffolk, culminated in dramatics after the artful villain was found guilty of criminal perjury. The impressive indictment of Mr. Chandler is complex and best unraveled visually:. Century form). Chandler, original...
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beno1460beno1460 | 18th Century Lit @Laurier
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18th Century Lit @Laurier. Welcome to the Underworld of Crime. Pretty Much the Opposite of a Kingmaker: The James Hadfield Story. I think it is rather fitting that, for the last blog post of the term my crime takes place in the last year of the time period. Tried for shooting at his Majesty George III. on Thursday, 15th of May, 1800. Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. The judge presiding over the trial, Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon declared that , although an acquittal was all but guaranteed, Hadfield m...
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meye0630 | 18th Century Lit @Laurier
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18th Century Lit @Laurier. Welcome to the Underworld of Crime. Mutiny: An honest man’s true wishes for his country? Royal Offenses; Seducing from Allegiance. Richard Fuller, aged 28. Guilty; with recommendation. Portrait of King George III. Century, concern grew that serious offenders were getting off too lightly, resulting in specific crimes being unable to seek the benefit of the clergy, and it was completely abolished by 1827. Coldstream Regime of Guards. Old Bailey Proceedings Online. Tjhedmann on Th...
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Mutiny: An honest man’s true wishes for his country? | 18th Century Lit @Laurier
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18th Century Lit @Laurier. Welcome to the Underworld of Crime. Mutiny: An honest man’s true wishes for his country? Royal Offenses; Seducing from Allegiance. Richard Fuller, aged 28. Guilty; with recommendation. Portrait of King George III. Century, concern grew that serious offenders were getting off too lightly, resulting in specific crimes being unable to seek the benefit of the clergy, and it was completely abolished by 1827. Coldstream Regime of Guards. Old Bailey Proceedings Online. Notify me of ne...
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Burn Baby Burn | 18th Century Lit @Laurier
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18th Century Lit @Laurier. Welcome to the Underworld of Crime. Background on Infanticide in 18. 1674, a married woman, was accused of killing her child. This woman was a practicing Christian and she and her husband were highly respected in the community. The people at the time believed the devil had possessed the woman to perform this murderous action. In March 2010, one of the worst infanticide cases occurred when Celine Lesage, 38 years old from France, killed 6 of her babies. Celine is said to hav...