In this book we take a look at some of the historic murders and foul deeds that have taken place in an area of Kent known as 'Thanet'. Even if you have never heard of this area there cannot be an English person alive that has not heard of Thanet's principal town, Margate. Once celebrated as the Blackpool of the South, Margate will forever be synonymous with donkey rides, golden sands, kiss-me-quick hats, sticks of rock and of course Chas and Dave's 80's classic the Margate song. But as memorable as "Margit" is, there are two other towns in Thanet with an equally rich history of their own - Ramsgate and Broadstairs. These three seemly innocent seaside towns have given us some fascinating murders, some solved but others so mysterious that even today the police are still baffled. This book contains 44 such crime crimes with all new original research by the author, some in greater detail than others, but all equally shocking. The author has, in some cases, meticulously researched the family histories of the villians and victims involved. Those with a taste for grisly true crime and local history will thoughroly enjoy this book.

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First published in 2006. A private madhouse can be defined as a privately owned establishment for the reception and care of insane persons, conducted as a business proposition for the personal profit of the proprietor or proprietors. The history of such establishments in England and Wales can be traced for a period of over three and a half centuries, from the early seventeenth century up to the present day. This volume is a study of private madhouses in England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Reprint of the textbook on the history of London, from the foundation to the reign of George II, illustrated with many pictures and maps. Originally published in 1894.