Scottish Murders

This chilling collection of murderous tales brings together a diverse range of cases spanning three centuries and all of which were committed in Scotland. Featuring fifty-two cases that shocked the country, the early chapters describe crimes which occurred against the turbulent political backdrop of the eighteenth century, including the infamous lynching of Captain John Porteous in Edinburgh in 1736 and teh assassination of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure in the sprint of 1752. Also included is the case of an Edinburgh baby famer hanged in 1889; the brutal murder of a wealthy spinster in Gl.

שנה

2013

שפה

English

סדרה

Murders

הוצאה

The History Press

מהדורות

1

עמודים

387

ISBN

9780752494128

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