Audio tour Crime and Punishment
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Audio tour Summary
Begin your own investigation into the world of historical crime and punishment in this tour created by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Familiarise yourself with notable names from both sides of the law such as father and son forensic experts Henry and Harvey Littlejohn, body-snatchers Burke and Hare, and the apparent medical miracle of Half-Hangit Maggie. Learn the stories behind various memorials, graveyards and buildings of the city which has provided inspiration for fictional characters including the famous detective Sherlock Holmes.
- 1 Arthur Conan Doyle/ Sherlock Holmes
- 2 Robert Louis Stevenson/ Eugene Chantrelle
- 3 Body-snatching
- 4 Burke and Hare
- 5 Grassmarket Gallows
- 6 High Court
- 7 Lawnmarket Gallows
- 8 High Street Tolbooth
- 9 Henry Littlejohn
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Audio tour Summary
Begin your own investigation into the world of historical crime and punishment in this tour created by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Familiarise yourself with notable names from both sides of the law such as father and son forensic experts Henry and Harvey Littlejohn, body-snatchers Burke and Hare, and the apparent medical miracle of Half-Hangit Maggie. Learn the stories behind various memorials, graveyards and buildings of the city which has provided inspiration for fictional characters including the famous detective Sherlock Holmes.
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