Famous Trials of History by Rt Honourable the Earl of Birkenhead

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Foxing to text. Book is rebound.

Famous Trials of History is a classic true-crime and legal history anthology written by Frederick Edwin Smith, the 1st Earl of Birkenhead, and first published in 1926. As a brilliant British barrister, politician, and former Lord High Chancellor, Birkenhead delivers a masterclass in legal analysis. He writes in accessible, non-technical language to bring readers directly into the courtroom drama of some of England's most notorious legal proceedings.

This book contains many landmark cases, including:

• The Trial of Mary, Queen of Scots: The dramatic 1586 treason trial of the deposed Scottish queen.
• The Trial of Captain Kidd: The high-seas piracy and murder trial of the infamous privateer.
• The Trial of Warren Hastings: The legendary, years-long impeachment trial of the Governor-General of India.
• Sir Roger Casement: The 1916 high-treason trial of the Irish nationalist, a historical case prosecuted directly by Birkenhead himself.
• The Marconi Scandal: The 1912 political uproar concerning insider trading allegations against high-ranking British ministers.
• Ethel Le Neve (Crippen’s Mistress): The sensational trial of the companion to the notorious murderer Dr Hawley Crippen.
• The Plot to Murder Mr Lloyd George: The bizarre, true-crime conspiracy case targeting the British Prime Minister during World War I.
• and others.