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Mary Ball (c. 1818–1849) was a Nuneaton housewife who poisoned her husband with arsenic. She was hanged in Cuckoo Lane, outside Coventry Gaol , before a crowd of about twenty thousand. She was the last person to be publicly executed in Coventry.
[4] [5] The courthouse was used as the venue for the assizes in Coventry from 1843, [6] although Coventry ceased to be a county in its own right under the Boundary Act 1847. [ 3 ] Notable cases included the trial and conviction of Mary Ball , in 1849, for poisoning her husband.
Coventry University. 2017 St Mary's Hall. This landmark is located in the city's historic Cathedral Quarter, the magnificent medieval interiors and fine artworks offer a window into Coventry's glorious past. Mary, Queen of Scots, and Shakespeare are some of the few notable figures who have visited this historic landmark. [26] Bayley Lane. 2017
Two of Coventry's three spires; Holy Trinity Church on the left, and the spire of the old ruined cathedral (St. Michael's) on the right. Coventry, a city in the West Midlands, England, grew to become one of the most important cities in England during the Middle Ages due to its booming cloth and textiles trade.
Hand ball by Nahki Wells (Bristol City). Coventry City vs Bristol City. 15:30. Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked ...
Coventry has two universities; Coventry University is situated on a modern city centre campus while the University of Warwick lies 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometres) to the south of the city centre. The University of Warwick is one of only five universities never to have been rated outside the top ten in terms of teaching excellence and research and is ...
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The Countess of Coventry by Francis Cotes. Maria Coventry, Countess of Coventry (née Gunning; 15 August 1732 – 30 September 1760) was an Irish beauty and London society hostess during the reign of King George II. She died at a young age due to lead poisoning from toxins in her beauty regimen.