Mr J. Gill: A most determined and bold Riding Officer
Some riding officers gained prominent reputations for their enthusiastic pursuit of smugglers but as we have seen elsewhere, free traders …
Monthly Archives: December 2015
December 1825: Madame Kean and Mr Kean astonish Canterbury in the large room at the Seven Stars.
According to every branch of the Royal Family, Madame Kean is deemed to be the Eighth Wonder of the World. …
Baldock’s smuggling legacy Part 2: Rewarding the faithful
The overriding purpose behind William Baldock’s Will of 1812 is to reward loyalty and make sure that as much of his …
