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When William Harrison left his house on a calm midsummer evening of 1660, no one expected him to not return for two years, Except maybe William himself… Or maybe not. Equally surprising would have been the confessions that would follow of his murder from a trio of servants, one of whom was an alleged witch and none of whom can possibly have been guilty, given that the victim was very much alive. Later to become known as the Campden Wonder, this is the tale of a tightly bound mystery made up of lies, superstition and sensationalism that after 350 years is as bizarre today as it was in the seventeenth Century.
SOURCES
Clark, George (1959) The Campden Wonder. Oxford University Press, UK.
Lang, Andrew (1904) Historical Mysteries: The Campden Mystery. T. Nelson & Sons, UK
Overbury, Thomas (1676) A True and Perfect Account of the Examination, Confession, Trial, Condemnation, and Execution of Joan Perry, and her Two Sons, John and Richard Perry… Rowland Reynolds, London, UK
Tyus, Charles (1662) The Power of Witchcraft. The Three Bibles on London Bridge, London, UK
Clifford, P., 2020. The Campden Wonder - The Strangest "Murder" Case In English Legal History. online Campdenwonder.plus.com. Available at: campdenwonder.plus.com Accessed 26 June 2020.
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Dark Histories is also available as an audio podcast, available from:
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When William Harrison left his house on a calm midsummer evening of 1660, no one expected him to not return for two years, Except maybe William himself… Or maybe not. Equally surprising would have been the confessions that would follow of his murder from a trio of servants, one of whom was an alleged witch and none of whom can possibly have been guilty, given that the victim was very much alive. Later to become known as the Campden Wonder, this is the tale of a tightly bound mystery made up of lies, superstition and sensationalism that after 350 years is as bizarre today as it was in the seventeenth Century.
SOURCES
Clark, George (1959) The Campden Wonder. Oxford University Press, UK.
Lang, Andrew (1904) Historical Mysteries: The Campden Mystery. T. Nelson & Sons, UK
Overbury, Thomas (1676) A True and Perfect Account of the Examination, Confession, Trial, Condemnation, and Execution of Joan Perry, and her Two Sons, John and Richard Perry… Rowland Reynolds, London, UK
Tyus, Charles (1662) The Power of Witchcraft. The Three Bibles on London Bridge, London, UK
Clifford, P., 2020. The Campden Wonder - The Strangest "Murder" Case In English Legal History. online Campdenwonder.plus.com. Available at: campdenwonder.plus.com Accessed 26 June 2020.
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For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com
Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: patreon.com/darkhistories
Connect with us on Facebook: facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast
Or find us on Twitter: twitter.com/darkhistories
& Instagram: instagram.com/dark_histories
Or you can contact us directly via email at contact@darkhistories.com
or via voicemail on: (415) 286-5072
or join our Discord community: discord.gg/6f7e2pt
Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017
