Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Doncaster by Stephen Wade

Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Doncaster by Stephen Wade

Doncaster has world-wide fame as a railway town. For many years the name was associated with engineering, transport and of course coal. But there is a darker aspect to its history. The sinister side is explored through the research and writing of an experienced crime historian. Sensational tales have been uncovered concerning a variety of dark deeds, including a cloak-and-dagger meeting in an Elizabethan tavern and the murder of a Civil War leader. Over the years Doncaster and district has been the scene of riots, Suffragette militancy, terrible domestic tragedies, sad suicides and brutal murders. The stories here range from the notorious Baccarat Scandal which shocked Victorian society to a betting-room robbery at the races. The author also reminds us about famous criminals associated with the town, as well as a Prince and a hangman, a notorious fraudster , even a London playboy. Shocking, surprising, at times chilling but true, a new layer of the town's social history is now available for the first time; but not for the feint hearted.Stephen Wade is a professional writer specialising in regional crime. He has written several volumes for Wharncliffe's acclaimed Foul Deeds series. His most recent books include Tracing Your Police Ancestors and Britain's Most Notorious Hangmen. Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors and Cold Cases Revisted, a casebook of DNA forensics in major crime investigations, are forthcoming. He lives near Scunthorpe.

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ISBN 13	9781845631109
ISBN 10	1845631102
Title	Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Doncaster
Author	Stephen Wade
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2010-08-20
Number of pages	176
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