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Book Synopsis Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Sheffield by : Geoffrey Howse
Download or read book Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Sheffield written by Geoffrey Howse and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of A History of London’s Prisons reveals the ugly criminal past of one of England’s most beautiful cities. It hardly seems surprising that what has become England’s fourth city has within its rich history a sinister and darker side. Take a journey to discover cases of petty crime, riots, burglary, robbery, assault, suicide, unlawful killing, manslaughter, and murder, as well as a host of quirky and quizzical crimes from the early Victorian period to modern times. One sensational case covered is that of Sheffield-born Charles Peace, considered by some criminologists to be England’s most notorious murderer. He was hanged at Leeds on February 25, 1879, for the killing of Arthur Dyson at Darnall in 1876. Peace’s criminality seemed to know no bounds. Several other sensational and forgotten murders are featured and a range of cases mentioned refer to many former landmarks in and around old Sheffield, from public houses and hotels to factories, shops, and steelworks. This book is sure to be an absorbing read for anyone interested in our local social history.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in South Yorkshire by : Geoffrey Howse
Download or read book Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in South Yorkshire written by Geoffrey Howse and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoffrey Howse explores the darker and sinister side of South Yorkshire's past in this diverse collection of crimes and foul deeds, taken from Victorian to modern times. Read about a shooting and 'mob rule' in Doncaster, sensational murder in Darfield, Mexborough, and Attercliffe; trade outrages in Sheffield and Rotherham, highway robbery at Wentworth, embezzlement in Barnsley and arson at Thorne. Unusual cases include a Doncaster elopement and robbery, burglaries by girls in Rotherham, the shocking killing of a police constable at Swinton and 'coal' riots and lawlessness in Wath-upon-Dearne and Hoyland. A dramatic event in Thurnscoe, a Wombwell stabbing affray and a variety of long forgotten tragedies and crimes are also explored in some detail.
Book Synopsis More Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in & Around Barnsley by : Geoffrey Howse
Download or read book More Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in & Around Barnsley written by Geoffrey Howse and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2009-07-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his second book in the Foul Deeds series relating to Barnsley and its neighborhood, Geoffrey Howse continues to uncover aspects of the areas' darker and more sinister past. Many districts not covered in the first volume are included here.Read about the shooting of Lord Wharncliffe's head gamekeeper at Pilley, in 1867, the capture of the killers and the sensational trial; also about the murder of William Swann in Wombwell by his wife, Emily, and John Gallagher, both hanged in 1903. Other features included the case of a Polish resident, Wilhelm Lubina, executed at Leeds in 1953 for murdering Charlotte Bell in Barnsley. A rich and compelling miscellany of local misdemeanor from Victorian and Edwardian times are recounted too: robbery at Thurlstone, violent assault at Worsbrough and Hoyland Swaine, highway robbery at Gawber, theft at Hoyland and Elsecar, attempted wife murder at Thurgoland, poaching at Cudworth. There is also the unusual case of manslaughter against Maria Cooper, killed with others in a fireworks explosion in Barnsley. An absorbing read and source of reference for anyone interested in local social and criminal history.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in London's East End by : Geoffrey Howse
Download or read book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in London's East End written by Geoffrey Howse and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The A-Z of London Murders investigates Jack the Ripper’s stalking grounds for even more crimes and killings in England’s capital. For centuries London’s East End has been associated with some of the worst elements of human depravity, where foul deeds and murder were commonplace; and in 1888 the area’s disrepute was added to by the horrific murders committed by Jack the Ripper. The East End was populated by people crammed together in close-knit communities. As the district grew from the ancient villages along the river, much of the village atmosphere and rivalry remained—along with some of the worst corruption and vilest slums to be found anywhere in the country. For instance the residents of Bethnal Green looked down their noses at those from Hoxton, barely half a mile away. During the 1930s, after the Depression, a government report estimated 60 percent of the children in Bethnal Green suffered from malnutrition and 85 percent of the housing was unsatisfactory. These were the times when the infamous Kray Twins were cutting their teeth. The East End’s claim to fame in the annals of crime in England is not without justification, as the pages of this book show.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Leeds by : David Goodman
Download or read book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Leeds written by David Goodman and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds' is a collection of detailed accounts of foul deeds, usually murders, in the Leeds region during the period 1807–1926. The time period of 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds' becomes a constant backdrop to the crimes committed. Many lived in cramped and over populated conditions. These appalling situations influenced some of the most notorious local crimes, which commanded the headlines at the time. 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds' captivates crimes of passion in stark contrast to the seemingly calculated murders of Mary Bateman, known as the 'Yorkshire Witch'. The detailed approach to these individual cases tells us much about the people involved and how their lives were dramatically altered. Take a journey into the darker and unknown side of your area as you read 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds'.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Barnsley by : Geoffrey Howse
Download or read book Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Barnsley written by Geoffrey Howse and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barnsley and the surrounding area has a dark and sinister past. There were many foul deeds committed throughout the centuries of the most heinous kind -and many suspicious circumstances. Poverty was at the root of many of the early cases. During the Victorian period some seemingly uncaring magistrates appeared to take the view that to be poor was a crime to be dealt with severely and meted out extreme penalties. The unhappy state of some criminals resulted in ending their days in the workhouse. Throughout the 20th century the area was periodically rocked with murder cases which often made the national headlines.
Book Synopsis The Making of Sheffield by : Melvyn Jones
Download or read book The Making of Sheffield written by Melvyn Jones and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering thousands of years and a multitude of topics, the book tells the story of the development from a group of small agricultural settlements into a town and then a modern city. It covers success, disappointments, miserable periods and glorious episodes that have marked the city's evolution.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in the West Riding of Yorkshire by : Vivien Teasdale
Download or read book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in the West Riding of Yorkshire written by Vivien Teasdale and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another trawl through the records of dastardly deeds, this time around Yorkshire, taking in the whole of the boundaries of the ancient West Riding, which stretched as far up as Sedbrough in the north-west, just beyond Todmorden in the west, north to Kirkby Malzeard and east to Selby and Goole. Join the Dyon, Stanton and Thornton families if you dare and find out who killed which other member of their family. When the course of true love fails to run smoothly, the result can often be tragic, as it was in the case of star crossed lovers in Leeds and Wakefield or between man and wife as in cases in Doncaster, Thurlstone and Heckmondwike. Nor were children ignored by the law, being both victims and, quite often, perpetrators of foul deeds. Whatever you find in todays newspapers, youll find a parallel here knife crimes, drink-related crimes, bank robberies and mail robberies, riots and terrorism. Theres nothing new under the sun and these tales prove it.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in London's West End by : Geoffrey Howse
Download or read book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in London's West End written by Geoffrey Howse and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2006-04-06 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London's West End is associated with fashion and glamour but for centuries it has had a far darker side. Geoffrey Howse has uncovered an astonishing catalogue of sinister deeds, some of them famous but others long forgotten. Read about spying, treason, embezzlement, regicide, robbery, forgery, religious persecution, suicide, murder and mutilation; and 'witness' horrendous punishments such as drawing, hanging, disemboweling, quartering, castration, beheading and burning. Earlier cases include the execution of Scottish patriots (1305/6) and three monks who dared to question the supremacy of Henry VIII in 1535. Such events attracted great public attention, as did the extraordinary execution of Charles I in 1649 and, in 1820, the hanging and mutilation of the Cato Street Conspiritors. The foul murder of the famous actor William Terriss, by a madman, in 1897, is featured as are several notable cases from the twentieth century including the horrific wartime murders of Gordon Cummins, the strange disappearances of the socialist MP Victor Grayson and Lord Lucan, the Charing Cross Trunk Murder as well as the mysterious death of boxer Freddie Mills.
Book Synopsis Murder and Mayhem in Sheffield by : Geoffrey Howse
Download or read book Murder and Mayhem in Sheffield written by Geoffrey Howse and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheffield born actor and author Geoffrey Howse delves into his files covering over 200 years of Sheffield's criminality. In Murder & Mayhem in Sheffield he takes a look at some of the events that took place during a period of enormous growth within Sheffield; including a failed plot to murder some of Sheffield's officials, take control of the Town Hall and set fire to the homes of prominent citizens; the series of incidents known as the Sheffield Outrages are also mentioned, as are the notorious Sheffield Gang Wars of the 1920's. Murders from the eighteenth century through to 1947 are covered, including he fascinating case of one of Britain's most notorious murderers, Charlie Peace. The gruesome Shelf Street Hatchet Murder of 1881, is also included as are the Woodhouse Murder of 1893 and the Chinese Laundry Murder of 1922. Two Sheffield murderers who bore the same name, William Smedley, and who were both hanged for their crimes, committed murder in 1875 and 1947 respectively, are also featured. Although not for the feint-hearted, this book is sure to capture the curiosity of all individuals with an interest in the social and criminal history of Sheffield.'
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Doncaster by : Stephen Wade
Download or read book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Doncaster written by Stephen Wade and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2010-05-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doncaster has world-wide fame as a railway town. For many years the name was associated with engineering, transport and of course coal. But there is a darker aspect to its history. The sinister side is explored through the research and writing of an experienced crime historian. Sensational tales have been uncovered concerning a variety of dark deeds, including a cloak-and-dagger meeting in an Elizabethan tavern and the murder of a Civil War leader. Over the years Doncaster and district has been the scene of riots, Suffragette militancy, terrible domestic tragedies, sad suicides and brutal murders. The stories here range from the notorious Baccarat Scandal which shocked Victorian society to a betting-room robbery at the races. The author also reminds us about famous criminals associated with the town, as well as a Prince and a hangman, a notorious fraudster , even a London playboy. Shocking, surprising, at times chilling but true, a new layer of the towns social history is now available for the first time; but not for the feint hearted.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Barnet, Fincley & Hendon by : Nick Papdimitriou
Download or read book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Barnet, Fincley & Hendon written by Nick Papdimitriou and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of death and villainy will always hold us in their grim but thrilling grip. In Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Barnet the chill is brought close to home as each chapter investigates the dark side of humanity in cases of murder, deceit and pure malice committed over the centuries in this area of north London. For this journey into the sinister side of the past, Nick Papadimitriou has chosen over 20 notorious cases that give a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind. Among the crimes he recalls are Elizabethan murders, highway robbery on Finchley Common, the violence of the Black-Hand Gang in Victorian times, the famous East Finchley Baby Murder of 1903, the Hendon Wine Shop Murder of 1919, the Edgware girl who was thrown under a tube train in 1939, and the shocking execution of murderer Daniel Raven in 1949.The human dramas Nick Papadimitriou describes are often played out in the most commonplace of circumstances, but others are so odd as to be stranger than fiction. His grisly chronicle of the hidden history of Barnet will be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the dark side of human nature.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Nottingham by : Kevin Turton
Download or read book Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Nottingham written by Kevin Turton and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Nottingham' is part of the new established series by Wharncliffe Books. Covering the period 1830 -1950, the book examines murder and suspicious deaths in and around the city of Nottingham and what impact they had on the people of the city. Murder, mystery and suspicious deaths are often considered to be the province of the fiction writer. However, each story contained within 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Nottingham' is a true account of real events that had a serious impact upon all the lives of those involved. These are stories that once shocked, horrified and captivated, the people of Nottingham as they followed the unfolding events through the pages of the newspapers that hit their doormats each evening. From the strange and macabre to murder and mystery this book examines those cases. Analysing both motive and consequence alongside the social conditions prevalent at the time. It is a fascinating insight into a less well known period of Nottingham's past. Take a journey into the darker and unknown side of your area as you read 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Nottingham'. KEY SELLING POINTS * This is the first Foul Deeds book, in the series, to include the Nottingham area. * Readers always have a thirst for grisly tales of past misdemeanours in their local area. * A well illustrated book using local sources and articles. AUTHOR Kevin Turton was born in Rotherham. He was educated at Kimberworth Secondary School. Kevin has spent a number of years studying and writing about the results of crime, living much of his life in and around Rotherham. He worked in Senior Management for fifteen years and now writes from his home in Northamptonshire. This will be Kevin's second publication with Wharncliffe Books, his first being 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Rotherham'.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Mansfield by : Geoff Sadler
Download or read book Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Mansfield written by Geoff Sadler and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young waylaid and battered with a hedge stake while returning home from Mansfield on a summer evening; four family members butchered in a blazing house just off Commercial Street; an old farmer speared with a hay fork in the mire of a rural farmyard. Such cases detailed here show how often violent death has visited Mansfield in the past.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In & Around Rotherham by : Kevin Turton
Download or read book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In & Around Rotherham written by Kevin Turton and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 1970-01-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical true crime stories from a town in South Yorkshire, England, with photos included. Ranging from Victorian times to the World War II era, this is a collection of true crime stories from a coal town in England. Whether motivated by passion, greed, or something else, these cases come from a time before modern technology and advances in DNA evidence. They provide fascinating insight into not only the individuals affected by these tragedies, but also the society that shaped their lives.
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in & Around Chesterfield by : Geoffrey Sadler
Download or read book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in & Around Chesterfield written by Geoffrey Sadler and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maiming, brutal murders, crimes of passion, suicides and executions; Chesterfield has all these and more in 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield'.The scenic landscape of Chesterfield presents a pleasant face to it's visitors, but a study of it's past shows that it has often been a dangerous place to live. Exploring a catalogue of crimes, some of which are little known while others still claim media attention today. 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield' has a blood stained thread of crime that is followed from the 'Parish Church Murders of 1422' through later centuries to such crimes as 'A Scandalous Assault 1875' and 'You have Kicked me to Death 1882'. What unfolds is a dark chronology of the criminal past of Chesterfield.Take a journey into the darker side of your area as you read 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield'
Book Synopsis Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Newport by : Terry Underwood
Download or read book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Newport written by Terry Underwood and published by Wharncliffe. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains twenty-one separate stories all based in the Newport and district area. This is a coffee table/bedtime story book for the curious. Anyone fascinated by the mindset of a murderer will enjoy this book. Whether you are a budding Miss Marple or an aspiring Morse, inside is a taste of the criminal mind, the effort of detection and the horror of motives. Please do not try this at home!
