Crimes & Criminals of 17th Century Britain-17世纪英国的犯罪与罪犯

作者：Daniel J. Codd

书名：Crimes & Criminals of 17th Century Britain《17世纪英国的犯罪与罪犯》

英文简介：Who was the murderer who committed an atrocity at an East End brothel in 1691? And was he ever caught? What superstitions lay behind the unfathomable slaughter of three innocent children at a remote farmhouse in County Durham in 1683? When was a parish constable murdered in cold blood by a party of men that allegedly included the illegitimate son of King Charles II? Where did violent, lethal confrontations occur between supporters and opponents of King James II during the so-called Bloodless Revolution of 1688? Why was Dr Clenche ruthlessly garroted in the back of a coach meandering through the darkened London streets? How did the very first killing attributed to the nation’s civil wars occur in Manchester? Is there any truth in the legend of Exmoor’s lawless Doone clan?