Tag: 19th century


  • The Mysterious Surrey Murder That Inspired a Folk Ballad

    The Mysterious Surrey Murder That Inspired a Folk Ballad

    The Mystery on Leatherhead Common In the early 19th century, a grim discovery on Leatherhead Common, Surrey, captured the imagination of a rural community and would echo through local culture for generations. In January 1834, during a fox hunt, the hounds would not move from a clump of bushes. When the hunt paused, the assembled…