Walking Tour - The Way to Botany Bay: Sentenced to Transportation
A guided walk follows the documented story of two Islington teenagers sentenced to transportation to Botany Bay in 1825, passing Clerkenwell, Newgate and the City before reaching the river. AI summary of the listing
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From 1821 English courts began to sentence convicted criminals to penal servitude in Australia, for a set term or for life. Most never returned to England, becoming settlers of different kinds in the colony. On this walk we follow the documented story of two Islington teenagers who in 1825 were caught thieving from a shop on the Goswell Road. They were sent to Newgate Prison, tried at the Old Bailey, convicted and…
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