Saints and Sinners in Queen Victoria's Courts: Ten Scandalous Trials

by Tom Zaniello

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476680817
• ISBN13: 9781476680811
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up