Power Point

These are the facts I want to include in the presentation for my slide. I have emailed these to Salma but just thought i'd add them to the blog for you all to see before we go ahead with the presentation next week.

Prince Albert Victor, known as ‘Eddy’ to friends.
One of the most famous suspects of the Jack the Ripper case.
But no theories of him being involved in the murder at the time.
Grandson of Queen Victoria

Reverend John Neale Dalton tutored Prince Eddy but complained he was apathetic with an ‘abnormally dormant condition of mind.’
Was also noted that Eddy was slightly retarded.
Joined the army aged 21 where he encountered drinking, gambling and attended both male and female brothels.

Two Main Theories:
Phillippe Julian 1962 wrote in his book Edouard VII that ‘the prince and the Duke of Bedford’ were rumoured to be responsible for the murders.
Dr Thomas Stowlle 1970 published an article ‘A Solution’. It was said that Stowlle came about his theory through using the private papers of Sir William Gull who was the royal physician and also a suspect.

The Hole in the Theories!

The Court Circulars of 1888 show Prince Eddy was not in London at the time of any of the murders. However a BBC Documentary made the claim that Eddy was not the killer but the cause of the killings. So with one source saying it could not have been the prince there is still ongoing theories that he did have something to do with the killings. But why? The fact that he was a member of the royal family, the grandson of Queen Victoria makes people want to believe he was the cause. Reasons being that some people have a general hate for the royal family and enjoy their name being tarnished or for the simple fact it is more interesting to believe someone of royalty could carry out or be the cause of such brutal crimes.