THE TRIAL OF MARY ANN HIGGINS - Jury tickets
Schedule
Thu Oct 31 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
The Albany Theatre | Coventry, EN
About this Event
On 22 March 1831 William Higgins died an agonising death at his house on Spon Street. He was a relatively wealthy man, and acted as sole guardian to his niece, nineteen year old Mary Ann.
On the day of Williamβs death Mary Ann purchased arsenic from a chemist, supposedly to eliminate rats. Surgeons later discovered arsenic in Williamβs stomach, and even in his pea soup.
Mary Ann eventually confessed to the poisoning but claimed that Edward Clarke, a watchmaking apprentice who had been courting her, had coerced her into taking her uncleβs life.
Organised by local social historians Adam Wood and Jo Phillips, this recreation of the trial uses a transcript of the 1831 proceedings. Hear the evidence word for word and decide for yourself β was Mary Ann Higgins guilty of M**der?
Where is it happening?
The Albany Theatre, Albany Road, Coventry, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 38.62