tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496069017254326809.post6647801178200334454..comments2024-03-17T13:20:17.160-07:00Comments on Unknown Gender History: Elizabeth Evans, English Thief & Serial Killer - 1635St. Estephehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11524785594106747591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496069017254326809.post-90989545886880443202012-05-21T16:36:45.479-07:002012-05-21T16:36:45.479-07:00The executions of Canberry Bess & her partner ...The executions of Canberry Bess & her partner Country Tom Sherwood took place a year or so before the Inigo Jonesw Anatomy Theatre was built for the Barber-Surgeons. The articulated skeletons of these two malefactors were displayed in the Theatre, probably in niches above the oval tiers of seating. It was specifically stated that she should be exhibited under the Sign of the Planet Venus and under the the Sign of the Zodiac Libra. (The Theatre had an astronomical ceiling.) Tom was displayed there as well, probably under Mars. Thus they became a significant part of the decor of this building and they remained on display until the Surgeons moved out of the Barber-Surgeons Hall in 1745. I do not know what happened to them after that. (The male & female skeletons on display in the new Surgeons' Theatre were Jonathan Wilde and Elizabeth Brownrigg)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com