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This Day in History – 23rd July 1753

A quarrel over gin ended with one fatal knife wound and a journey to Tyburn. William Peers’ execution on 23rd July 1753 tells the tragic story of an ordinary London baker whose violent temper destroyed his wife, his own life, and left behind a cautionary tale recorded by the Ordinary of Newgate.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – 17 MARCH 1823

THE ST PATRICK’S NIGHT STABBING On the night of 17th March 1823, as Londoners marked St Patrick’s Day with drink and merriment, a far darker scene unfolded in a narrow passage off Manchester Square. John Leacy, a smith, returned to his lodgings after stepping out to buy a candle. The hallway was dark. As heContinue reading “THIS DAY IN HISTORY – 17 MARCH 1823”