Next Sunday meeting on 26th Apr 2015 in Melrose
Crimes of an Heinous Nature - Looking at some High Court Trials by Margaret Fox, Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN
Margaret will be looking into the darker side of life across the Scottish Borders during the 18th and 19th centuries, examining not only crimes which have long passed into oblivion but also those which are still making the headlines today.
Drawing on her extensive research in the High Court of Justiciary case papers in the National Records of Scotland, she will range from the political to the domestic, and from the violent to the less so, showing how these records serve to illustrate societal changes and illuminate the past in a unique way.
She will also dip into Lord Cockburn’s ‘Circuit Journeys’ which gives a truly fascinating insight into 19th century crime and criminals from the perspective of a judge who was not afraid to speak his mind!
Talk starts 2.30pm
Refreshments & sales table
Get to know your Borders Past
