Bloody British History: Salisbury

by David J. Vaughan

Overview

Salisbury has one of the most gruesome histories on record. Human remains filled its barrows, its nobles were tortured, its witches hanged and a deadly disease once lurked in its murky waters. There was no safety in its inns either, for one was plagued with suicides and another hid a severed hand. Even the introduction of the railways led to death and destruction. With more than sixty illustrations, hundreds of years of terrible true history are waiting for you inside this book!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750958417
Publisher:	History Press Limited, The
Publication date:	09/01/2014
Series:	Bloody History Series
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Acknowledgements 8

4000-1450 BC: Bring in Your Dead 9

3000 BC-AD 700: Life and Death at Stonehenge 12

AD 552-1003: Death, Punishment and War 15

AD 961-1538: Mischievous Monks and Wanton Nuns 18

AD 1092: The Bishop is in the Cowshed! 22

AD 1096: The Defeat and Mutilation of William d'Eu 25

AD 1219: Spires of Doom! 27

AD 1226: The Warlord, the Skull and the Rat 30

AD 1483: Buckingham Loses His Head! 33

AD 1556: When Men Fall Out. Blood Will Spill 36

AD 1627: Death from Unnatural Causes 41

AD 1653-1692: Terrible News from Salisbury 44

AD 1655: A Right Royal Rumpus 48

AD 1768: The Peddler and the Sailor 51

AD 1810-1865: In God We Trust 54

AD 1813-1954: The Dead and the Mad 57

AD 1830: If Only There was Cake to Eat 61

AD 1849: Filth and Filthability 64

AD 1879: The Curse of the Elephant and Castle 67

AD 1880-1906: 'For God's Sake, Come and Help Us!' 70

AD 1888: Jack the Ripper Comes to Salisbury! 75

AD 1910-1911: The Card Cheat with a Bad Hand 78

AD 1912: Death in Service 81

AD 1913: You Can't Choose Your Family 85

AD 1914-1918: Bloody War 88

AD 1920: The Murderous, Monocled Mutineer 92

Bibliography 95