Category Archives: Regency Crime and Punishment

Regency Crime and Punishment: The Murder of Mr. Weare

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Radlett in Hertfordshire would come into the spotlight in 1823 for the salacious murder of Mr. Weare. Mr. Weare was a solicitor and gambler who Continue →

Regency Villains: The Duke of Cumberland and His Valet

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  CW: Suicide, murder, assault, violence A Minute Detail of the Attempt to assassinate … the Duke of Cumberland … in a letter to W. Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Crime and Punishment in the Countryside

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Regency Reader Question Getting away with murder in the Countryside… So, I gather there were ‘Runners’ and ‘Thief-Takers’ rather than a police force in Regency Continue →