More Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Barnsley

More Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Barnsley
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9781783378470
ISBN-13 : 1783378476
Rating : 4/5 (476 Downloads)

Book Synopsis More Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Barnsley by : Geoffrey Howse

Download or read book More Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Barnsley written by Geoffrey Howse and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 268 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.


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