https://catherinepope.com/tags/kate-colquhoun/ Recent content in Kate Colquhoun on Catherine Pope Hugo -- 0.148.2 en-gb Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:59:32 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/did-she-kill-him/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:43:28 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/did-she-kill-him/ A review of Kate Colquhoun's 'Did She Kill Him?,' examining the 1889 trial of Florence Maybrick, accused of poisoning her husband with arsenic. Discover this Victorian cause célèbre that divided public opinion and exposed the precarious position of unfaithful wives. https://catherinepope.com/posts/mr-briggs-hat/ Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:16:14 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/mr-briggs-hat/ A review of Kate Colquhoun's 'Mr Briggs' Hat,' chronicling the first murder on a British train in 1864. Discover how Thomas Briggs' death sparked terror among Victorian commuters and led to the trial of German tailor Franz Müller. https://catherinepope.com/posts/a-thing-in-disguise/ Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:35:05 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/a-thing-in-disguise/ A review of Kate Colquhoun's 'A Thing in Disguise: The Visionary Life of Joseph Paxton,' exploring how a poor farmer's son became the architect of the Crystal Palace. Discover Paxton's rise from gardener to the Duke of Devonshire to Victorian engineering icon.