Florence Bravo was a wealthy widow before she married Charles Bravo, a barrister in the 1860s and 70s in Victorian England who was angry that she wouldn’t share her inheritance with him. When Charles died, there were multiple people in his household who were suspects, because so many of them had a beef with him. This story was referred to in several Agatha Christie novels: Ordeal by Innocence, Elephants Can Remember, and The Clocks.
So sorry to leave you hanging, but don’t worry…part two will come out in about 2 weeks.
Sources and resources:
Wikipedia
SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. BRAVO. (1878, November 7). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved June 25, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13418211
Ruddick, James (2001). Death at the Priory: Love, Sex, and Murder in Victorian England. Atlantic Monthly Press.
The lonely element antimony, https://chemistrytalk.org/antimony. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
A lovely walking tour of Balham, the part about the Priory starts at about 19:25 in the video: https://youtu.be/3xBDcTuQB0I?si=TuFV5aRojs9diuj9
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