tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post6954432433545238498..comments2024-03-29T14:07:15.567+00:00Comments on nourishing obscurity: The Death of Ann Sadler: Murder by over enthusiastic DancingJames Highamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-74509512967966283692008-08-27T07:44:00.000+01:002008-08-27T07:44:00.000+01:00I say he raped her and in her being thrown to the ...I say he raped her and in her being thrown to the ground could have suffered any number of injuries including internal, broken neck, head injuries.<BR/><BR/>I think women back then were less likely to draw attention to such goings on, more likely to cover them up, for the mud that could be slung at them and their families , impeaching their character than to falsely accuse him .<BR/><BR/>Very interesting post.UBERMOUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428848028109037855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-38791581079230912442008-08-23T18:01:00.000+01:002008-08-23T18:01:00.000+01:00deb acle I was trying to imply rape by another nam...deb acle I was trying to imply rape by another name- interestingly rape was prosecuted then but normally it often meant something like kidnap rather than rape itself.<BR/><BR/>JMB there is an argument that that is going on- its a court that does not recognise assault. I'd be wary of saying that they did not ever recognise assault- more that it was not a separate crime and more difficult to gain a conviction. I think if it was a sexual assault the internal injuries point is vital to understand as well.Gracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344262838391424797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-35587661784240331152008-08-23T17:50:00.000+01:002008-08-23T17:50:00.000+01:00What a strange tale. Because one can never know f...What a strange tale. Because one can never know for sure an historian can speculate to his/her heart's content. <BR/>However what struck me with your sexual assault idea was that it is more of a twentieth/twenty first century concept and that in those days less likely to occur legal consequences, even though resulting in death, which was not immediate.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-17813277641543653142008-08-23T15:16:00.000+01:002008-08-23T15:16:00.000+01:00Another little thought to add to the mix:'tumble' ...Another little thought to add to the mix:<BR/><BR/>'tumble' was a euphemism for copulation during 16th-18th centuries.<BR/><BR/>Is this rape by another name....?<BR/><BR/>Poor Ann, whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-20845588356492718712008-08-23T12:30:00.000+01:002008-08-23T12:30:00.000+01:00A very interesting accusation. I agree that both o...A very interesting accusation. I agree that both of the accounts could be true. I think you would have to have been there for sure ;-)CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.com