Search Results for 'Garrow'

1 results found.

‘The best security for the honour of a wife, is prudence on the part of the husband.’

image preview

Week III. It took two years since Col Richard Martin’s wife Eliza eloped with John Petrie, a merchant, before the long process of divorce in the 18th century could begin. It promised to be a sensational case given the status of Martin, a larger than life character, one of the largest landowners in Ireland, his reputation as duellist, and his enormous popularity for his gift of mimicry and acting.

 

Page generated in 0.0209 seconds.