Research Seminar Series- Murder, She Wrote

The Department of History will be welcoming their own Associate Professor Allyson May (History, Western) as the speaker for the second Research Seminar Series of 2024-2025! Associate Professor Allyson May's presentation titled 'Murder, She Wrote: Prosecuting Homicide in Early Victorian London', will be held on October 24th, 2024.

In 1840 Lord William Russell was murdered, in his sleep, by his young valet, François Benjamin Courvoisier. This presentation explores how an infamous case was investigated and prosecuted in a time prior to the creation of either Scotland Yard or the Crown Prosecution Service.

This event will be held in Lawson Hall Rm. 2270C at 12:30 pm ET.

Please register via the registration link provided on this event page.

We hope to see you there!