York Murders

by Summer Strevens

Overview

Discover the shadier side of York's history with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes murders, poisonings, poaching, theft and highway robbery and also details the gruesome punishments that awaiting the perpetrators of such crimes. Drawing on a wide variety of historical sources and containing many cases which have never before been published, York Murders will fascinate everyone interested in true crime and the history of the city.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780752474823
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Series:	Murder & Crime
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Summer Strevens is a keen historian and photographer who has been researching the history of Yorkshire for many years. She has written articles for the Ripon Review and her first book, Haunted Yorkshire Dales, was published in 2011. She lives in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Chapter 1 York's Gaols 9

Chapter 2 Trial & Punishment in York 25

Chapter 3 Gallows Galore! 36

Chapter 4 Arsonists 47

Chapter 5 Counterfeiters & Coiners 55

Chapter 6 It's All Relative 61

Chapter 7 Infanticide and 'Pleading the Belly' 73

Chapter 8 Rebels, Rioters and Reformers 86

Chapter 9 Gentlemen of the Road 95

Chapter 10 Poisonous Perpetrators 105

Chapter 11 Devout Detainees 113

Chapter 12 Carnal Crimes 121