Elizabeth Canning, malefactor Mile End Road A cloudy sky hangs over

A cloudy sky hangs over the scene

View of an army encampment on Blackheath

The country house of a Mr Smith seen from the Thames

with Rules for bad horsemen in his pocket

Elizabeth Canning, malefactor Mile End Road A cloudy sky hangs overElizabeth Canning, malefactor, c1753. In 1753, a young woman called Elizabeth Canning claimed to have been kidnapped and held against her will at a house in Enfield. She also said that her kidnappers tried to force her to become a prostitute. She supposedly escaped from the house, and on her evidence people were arrested, tried and convicted. Later, doubts began to be expressed about her story. The prisoners were released and Elizabeth Canning was