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What was behind the garrotting panics of London?

Londoners were told there were no-go areas full of the criminal classes - was it true? ....

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MCC squad departs for Greece for latest overseas tour

The 2023 MCC Overseas Touring Programme continued today as a squad of men’s players departed Lord’s for Greece. ....

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Victorian Life: The Dangers Of Living In 19th-Century London

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The garrotting panic of 1862
Victorian London was a sprawling metropolis, an imperial capital, the nerve-centre of the mightiest nation on Earth. Yet it was also a city wracked by fear. Confronted by rapid industrialisation, crowded slums and graphic media reports of a thriving criminal underbelly, many Londoners may have come to the conclusion that danger lurked in every shadow. And a single mugging in 1862 apparently confirmed their fears.
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On 17 July, Hugh Pilkington, the Liberal MP for Blackburn, was walking home from a late sitting in the Commons when he was choked and robbed (he survived the attack). The press latched on to this incident and ramped up its coverage on street violence, despite no indication that criminal activity had increased. The public panicked, believing that criminals stalked the streets, searching for victims to strangle or ‘garrotte’. ....

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