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William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 – 3 January 1882) [2] [3] was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him.
William later claimed that the death of Ainsworth was an accident and even said that he might have been killed by Moore. After Ainsworth fell, Moore turned his horse around and started riding away from the house as fast as he could. At about 150 yards away, William fired again and struck Moore in the bowels with a single bullet, but the latter ...
William Ainsworth may refer to: William Harrison Ainsworth (1805–1882), English historical novelist William Francis Ainsworth (1807–1896), English surgeon, traveller, geographer and geologist
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Ainsworth was born in Exeter, the son of John Ainsworth of Rostherne in Cheshire, captain in the 15th and 128th regiments. The novelist William Harrison Ainsworth was his cousin; at his cousin's request he adopted the additional Christian name Francis, to avoid confusion.
King William II, the third son of William the Conqueror, was known as William Rufus. He reigned as King of England from 1087 until his death in 1100, at which point his younger brother, Prince ...