Mr Briggs' Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder

Mr Briggs' Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder

In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was travelling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He entered a First Class carriage on the 9.45pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hac…

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