April, 2023 - The Polite Tourist

Unfortunate Son!

Posted on April 7, 2023June 23, 2023 by The Polite Tourist in The Polite Tourist, Waking the Dead of York

On this day in the year 1739, a notorious felon by the batismal name of Richard Turpin from the County of Essex went to the gallows at York Tyburn attired in a smart new frock coat and shoes.

The Polite Tourist

Posted on April 1, 2023July 20, 2023 by The Polite Tourist in The Polite Tourist, Waking the Dead of Glasgow, Waking the Dead of Leeds, Waking the Dead of Scarboro', Waking the Dead of York

The Polite Tourist offers true crime walks through Victorian history. Through York, Scarboro' and beyond.