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Hampden House, Cassington

The Murder of Mary Hanna Allen at Cassington

3 April 2021

Hampton House, The Green, Cassington

A broken love affair ended in tragedy when the wayward Harry Rowles murdered Mary Hanna Allen at her home in Cassington in December 1877.

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Hanging of Anne Greene

Anne Greene: Back from the Dead

1 April 2021

Castle Yard, New Street, Oxford

Execution by hanging in the 17th Century was often a messy and imprecise business, but rarely so much as in the failed hanging of Anne Greene in 1650.

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Williamscot

A Murder at Williamscot

30 March 2021

Williamscot, near Banbury

In January 1852 a young Italian immigrant told authorities in Banbury that robbers had killed his uncle. However, the truth was very different...

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Oxford Castle

Courtroom Curses at the Black Assize

29 March 2021

Oxford Castle, New Road, Oxford

The 'Black Assize' was the name given to the assize courts held at Oxford in 1577, during which at least 300 people died of an unknown illness.

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Meeting House Lane

The Murder of Ann Merrick at Witney

29 March 2021

Meeting House Lane, Witney

"I shall kill Ann Merrick tonight or tomorrow night. And there's another down the street I'd like to serve the same. My sister!"

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Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley being burned at the stake

The Burning of the Oxford Martyrs

29 March 2021

Broad Street, Oxford

An iron cross marks the spot where three bishops were burned at the stake in 1555 and 1556 for refusing to convert to Catholicism.

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Blandy House

Mary Blandy's House at Henley-on-Thames

22 March 2021

Blandy House, Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames

The murder Mary Blandy is perhaps Henley-on-Thames's most notorious former resident.

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Woodeaton

Murder of a Woodeaton Gamekeeper

22 March 2021

Woodeaton, Oxfordshire

The body of Woodeaton gamekeeper Thomas Cooper was found face down in the mud in the early hours of 4 November 1835. He had been murdered.

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