Historical place archive

King's Bench Prison in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at King's Bench Prison in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1821–1821

Historical events in King's Bench Prison

1821

May 1821
Debt
Marc Isambard Brunel · Civil Engineering

Financial losses and unpaid obligations lead to Brunel's imprisonment for debt in the King's Bench Prison.

August 1821
Release
Marc Isambard Brunel · Civil Engineering

The government grants money to clear Brunel's debts after concern that he may leave Britain to work in Russia.

Provenance

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