

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Peppermint Billy - a Talk by Joanne Vigor-Mungovin
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Convicted of a double murder, William became the last man publicly hanged in Leicester.

Peppermint Billy was the last man publicly hanged in Leicester in 1856. His conviction has always been questioned and shrouded in mystery. A returned convict - William Brown, otherwise known as Peppermint Billy, was transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1843, thirteen years later he returned home. Convicted of a double murder, William became the last man publicly hanged in Leicester.

Joanne Vigor-Mungovin tells the story of Peppermint Billy otherwise known as William Brown in her book Peppermint Billy – William Brown and the Tollgate Murders of 1856.

Joanne’s books are available on Mango Books and on http://www.peppermintbilly.com

Tickets: £5.00

Pre-book: www.leicestermuseums.org
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- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.leicestermuseums.org/event-details/?id=5e75fb55-09a0-434f-9d42-5f7645585a6f&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=leicester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Leicester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Leicester Guildhall
- **lat**: 52.6347
- **long**: -1.13769
- **full address**: Leicester Guildhall, 16 Guildhall Lane, Leicester, LE1 5, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Leicester Museums & Galleries (https://allevents.in/org/leicester-museums-and-galleries/436338)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Leicester Guildhall, 16 Guildhall Lane, Leicester, LE1 5, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Leicester Museums & Galleries
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Peppermint Billy - a Talk by Joanne Vigor-Mungovin ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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