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1812
Thomas Holden sentenced to 7 years Transportation to Australia for 'Administering An Illegal Oath' to Isaac Crompton.
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1584 - 1646
The Lancaster Martyrs: During this period of history fifteen Catholics were executed in Lancaster for their faith.
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1612
Ten people convicted of witchcraft at the Summer Assize in Lancaster Castle went to the gallows on the moors above the town.
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1787
George and Elizabeth Youngson were Lancaster's youngest convict transportees to Australia, for the crime of theft.
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1815
Self-procalimed 'King of the Robbers' George Lyon was not quite the romantic figure that local legend would have us believe.
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C19th
Lancaster Gaol housed one of the largest Debtor's prisons in England. This is the story of a tradesman incarcerated for insolvency.
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