Elizabeth Canning, malefactor Finish:Stretched These items were used in

These items were used in the making of seals for documents

View of St Thomas Chapel

A coach and horses moves off down the drive

a satire on indiscriminate fly-posting

Elizabeth Canning, malefactor Finish:Stretched These items were used inElizabeth Canning, malefactor, c1753. In 1753, a young woman called Elizabeth Canning claimed to have been kidnapped and held against her will at a house in Enfield. She also said that her kidnappers tried to force her to become a prostitute. She supposedly escaped from the house, and on her evidence people were arrested, tried and convicted. Later, doubts began to be expressed about her story. The prisoners were released and Elizabeth Canning was