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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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