Month: July 2020
The Staffield Murder of 1856
The Staffield Murder of 1856 filled a lot of column inches in newspapers: likely the first and last time this little Cumbrian hamlet featured on the wider public consciousness. Whodunnit? While TV dra... Read More
Deodands – in case of death, forfeit the horse
Deodands, a strange ‘gift to God’ Deodands – [ dee-uh-dand ] noun English Law. Animals or articles that, having been the immediate cause of the death of a human being, were forfeited to... Read More