tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post1883989329985050183..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Romilly in Russell SquareCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-62087989152940346472011-12-20T09:22:32.979+00:002011-12-20T09:22:32.979+00:00Romilly was the grandson of Huguenots? I am not su...Romilly was the grandson of Huguenots? I am not surprised! Huguenots were great at silver arts, silk arts, small business and the professions. <br /><br />I bet his parents and grandparents told him stories of how the Protestants were subject to pretty arbitrary capital punishment back in France. So good on him for:<br />a] reaching the giddy heights of solicitor-general and<br />b] campaigning vigorously for criminal law reform.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-52137193623730605722011-12-20T06:18:26.651+00:002011-12-20T06:18:26.651+00:00Thank you for this post!! I have walked past this ...Thank you for this post!! I have walked past this peice of London history almost daily for the last year, and think, every time, that I should do some research and find out more about the man. Now I know more about the man, and have proven that being lazy sometimes (but very rarely) works in my favour.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14518713325206622579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-28391274963431364302011-12-17T20:48:18.364+00:002011-12-17T20:48:18.364+00:00SilverTiger, that's a brilliant site, isn'...SilverTiger, that's a brilliant site, isn't it! <br /><br />Hugh, that is a depressing case. The Bloody Code, though, didn't seem to do any better than our current system at deterring criminals - and the main concern of the legislators of the period seems to have been property crime. <br /><br />Sam, I'm not aware of Sir Samuel having links to the Finsbury Park area, but he had two sons who were politicians (one was also a prominent lawyer and became Baron Romilly) so there's plenty of scope for a family connection.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-2792030928906971612011-12-17T14:48:31.888+00:002011-12-17T14:48:31.888+00:00Greetings from an Amish community in Pennsylvania,...Greetings from an Amish community in Pennsylvania, I'm just checking out different blogs and thought id leave a comment. Happy holidays to everyone as well. Richard from Amish Storiestrumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-33937093833060604522011-12-16T06:34:22.640+00:002011-12-16T06:34:22.640+00:00I'm not sure we don't still need a Bloody ...I'm not sure we don't still need a Bloody Code - I've just read about 2 burglars who tied up an 83 year old woman and left her to die. Gosh, I feel depressed - how can people do things like that?HughBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690600639304795379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-72080759354747747782011-12-14T22:45:38.622+00:002011-12-14T22:45:38.622+00:00Is there any connection to Romilly Road in Finsbur...Is there any connection to Romilly Road in Finsbury Park (N4)? If there is then this would be an interesting link for me given I spent the first couple of years of life living on that road and at that time my name was Samuel...Sam Roberts (Ghostsigns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04388533305466789541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-87771468870823187962011-12-14T19:21:40.730+00:002011-12-14T19:21:40.730+00:00A worthy man and a sad end.
Coincidentally, I hav...A worthy man and a sad end.<br /><br />Coincidentally, I have been reading about 17th and 18th century justice and its - to our eyes, harsh - sanctions. The site <a href="http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/" rel="nofollow">The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Online</a> provides valuable information, as well as insights given in the reports of the "Ordinary".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com