The Tollesbury Murder: Anatomy of a Victorian Murder (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546383321)

In 1851 in the fishing village of Tollesbury on the Essex Marshes, a murder had been committed. The villagers thought they knew who did it and were looking for justice. The author looks at the evidence as it was reported in newspapers and in archived documents. Based on such evidence, the author reconstructs the events covering the murder, the inquest, the trial and the events that occurred after the trial. The murder is set against the background of the capital punishment reformist movement and describes how mid-century juries were influenced by their own moral and religious convictions.

Author: Shaun Villiers Everett
ISBN-10: 1546383328
ISBN-13: 9781546383321
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2017
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d