Description
| Product ID: | 9781476680811 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Saints and Sinners in Queen Victoria's Courts |
| Subtitle: | Ten Scandalous Trials |
| Authors: | Author: Tom Zaniello |
| Page Count: | 242 |
| Subjects: | True crime, True crime, European history, British & Irish history, USA |
| Description: | A chronicle of ten mid-Victorian trials that features brother versus brother, aristocrats fighting commoners, an imposter to a family's fortune, and an ex-priest suing his ex-wife. Most of these trials assailed a culture that frowned upon displays of bad taste, revealing fault lines in what is traditionally seen as a moral and regimented society. This chronicle of ten controversial mid-Victorian trials features brother versus brother, aristocrats fighting commoners, an imposter to a family''s fortune, and an ex-priest suing his ex-wife, a nun. Most of these trials--never before analyzed in depth--assailed a culture that frowned upon public displays of bad taste, revealing fault lines in what is traditionally seen as a moral and regimented society. The author examines religious scandals, embarrassments about shaky family trees, and even arguments about which architecture is most likely to convert people from one faith to another. |
| Imprint Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-03-03 |
