Today in 1693, Charles, 4th Lord Mohun, was acquitted of murder by his fellow peers. Dr Robin Eagles, Senior Research Fellow in our Lords 1660-1832 section, shares this story of celebrity, political expediency, and the dangers of being an actress in the late 17th Century… In December 1692 the young, but already dissolute Cornish peer, Charles, 4th Lord Mohun, was involved in a fracas arising … Continue reading It helps to have friends in high places: the acquittal of Lord Mohun