The Damnation of John Donellan: A Mysterious Case of Death and Scandal in Georgian England
The Damnation of John Donellan In August 1780 Sir Theodosius Boughton, a dissolute Old Etonian twenty-year-old and heir to a Warwickshire fortune, died in painful convulsions after taking his medicine. The following year after an inquest and trial, his brother-in-law, Captain John 'Diamond'...
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The Damnation of John Donellan In August 1780 Sir Theodosius Boughton, a dissolute Old Etonian twenty-year-old and heir to a Warwickshire fortune, died in painful convulsions after taking his medicine. The following year after an inquest and trial, his brother-in-law, Captain John 'Diamond' Donellan, Irish soldier of fortune was tried for his murder. Was Donellan guilty? Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781846684838 (1846684838)
Publish date: July 5th 2012
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Pages no: 289
Edition language: English