![]() There are tragic deaths, accidental deaths, hoax deaths, pre-planned deaths, death while dancing, death from laughing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here are the deaths of politicians and comedians, royals and spies, peasants and highwaymen. As the raw spirit caught fire, a pillar of flame reached up to the sky, hot gin ran down the road and locals began to gorge themselves, screaming from the internal burns and keeling over dead drunk, or simply dead.' London's Dead unearths some of the capital's most gruesome and intriguing stories: from the serene order of the capital's finest Victorian graveyards to the most horrific crimes committed in its ancient streets. 'During the Gordon Riots of 1780 the London mob stormed Langdale's Distillery in Holborn. From famous and infamous people to unsung heroes and victims, well-known resting places to undignified graves, and a fascinating variety of sticky ends. Ed Glinert unearths some of the capital's most gruesome stories as he brings together this compendium of facts about London's dead. ![]()
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