About this episode
The episode introduces a new series focusing on historical courtroom dramas involving women accused of various crimes.
Welcome to a new series of Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley – Lady on Trial - where courtroom drama meets history, with a twist. We’ll be meeting women from the past hauled before the courts for crimes from murder, adultery and bigamy to the shocking offence of not knowing their place.
People in this episode
Host: Lucy Worsley
Topics covered
- courtroom drama
- history
- women in crime
- murder
- adultery
- bigamy
Keywords
- Lady Killers
- courtroom
- history
- women
- crimes
- murder
- adultery
- bigamy
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