LEADER 00000nam 22003851i 4500 001 frd00012255 003 CtWfDGI 005 20161005135553.0 006 m eo d 007 cr un ---anuuu 008 161005s2008 xx eo 000 0 eng d 020 9780752496283|q(e-pub) 024 3 9780752496283 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 050 4 D10 082 04 904.7|223 100 1 Rayner, E. G.|q(Edgar Geoffrey),|d1927- 245 10 Scandals in History /|cEd Rayner. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bThe History Press, |c[2008] 264 4 |c©2008 300 1 online resource (256 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 506 Access limited to subscribing institutions. 520 Notions of what is scandalous vary from age to age, but our fascination with all things outrageous remains the same. Whether the sexual disgraces of the Victorian era or the political outrages of modern times, the shocking and the immoral never cease to cause a stir among the masses. Bestselling partnership Ed Rayner and Ron Stapley return with their latest collection of fascinating historical facts, this time about weird and wonderful scandals throughout the ages. From the sexual scandals of the Victorian music halls, the trial of Oscar Wilde and the adventures of Ned Kelly to the hanging of Ruth Ellis and even the shooting of Tony Martin, this book is a must for all those interested in the history of scandal. 588 0 Print version record. 650 0 Scandals|xHistory. 650 7 HISTORY / World.|2bisacsh 655 0 Electronic books. 700 1 Stapley, Ron. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aRayner, Ed.|tScandals in history. |dStroud : History, 2008.|z9780750948739 (pbk.) : |w(Uk)014746668 914 frd00012255
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