The History Society presents……..The Bloody History of Smithfield
Executions. Burnings at the stake. Body snatchers. Plague pits. This week the The City of London Solicitors’ Company‘s History Society explored the bloody side of Smithfield, uncovering stories ranging from the death of Wat Tyler in the Peasants’ Revolt to the execution of William Wallace, the burnings of the Marian Martyrs, and the crime-ridden slums…
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