A Spaniard, a Swiss hotelkeeper, and the question of becoming British On 1 June 1835, a man sitting in the Prince of Wales Hotel in Leicester Place, just off Leicester Square, began a letter. “My Lord, Being desirous of applying to Parliament for an Act of Naturalization…” His name was Baron de Arabet. He hadContinue reading “The Baron at the Prince of Wales Hotel”
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Thomas Savage
Thomas Savage — Prisoner 4193 There is something unsettling about the photograph. A boy stands stiffly in front of the camera. He is wearing a dark coat and scarf. Around his neck hangs a wooden board carrying a number: 4193. His name was Thomas Savage. The surviving record from Wandsworth Gaol tells us that ThomasContinue reading “Thomas Savage”
