Florence Bravo was a famous Victorian Heiress and young widow at 26, her first husband, Alexander Ricardo, died under mysterious circumstances. Tho it was said he was an alcoholic and drank himself to death. It had been rumored she was well known for seducing rich men with her charms and wiles. She met and married Charles Delauny Turner Bravo, tho not rich, he was a mean Barrister who was just 30 years old. They lived together in a small but beautiful Estate in a section of London, England, called Priory in Bedford Hills which lies in Bulham. In her brief, stormy marriage to Charles, she was having an affair with an elderly doctor, he became suspicious and confronted her, she confessed and swore it was over. On April 18th, 1976, Charles was dining with his wife and her live-in companion, Jane Cannon Cox. Florence excused herself early, saying she was going to bed, she wasn't feeling well. She was an excessive drinker. Her and Charles slept in seperate rooms. He retired to his room a short time later. He took some laudanum for neuralgia and a tooth ache. Neuralgia is facial pain between the jaw and forehead, due to infected nerves. Laudanum was a popular medication of the Victorian era, widely used as a pain killer. It was a combination of alcohol and opium. Soon he came dashing out of his room shouting, crying out in pain. Jane Cox rushed to his aid. He became violently ill, collapsed into unconsciousness. Florence was woke up and a doctor was summoned. The doctor suspected poisening, but could find no trace. When Charles was questioned, he said he took some laudanum for his neuralgia. Florence called in Sir William Gull, a well known doctor of that era. The two doctors discussed the case, both agreed it sounded like poisening. Charles Bravo died 3 days later, on April 21st, 1876. A post-mortem examination revealed he had doses of 20-30 grains of antimony in his system. They conferred he may have deliberately committed suicide after finding out about his wife's affair. A second inquest was held, which showed he died from poisening by antimony. Antimony is similiar to Arsenic, consisting of metal components. Supposedly there was no trial, but at the inquest her and her female companion was acquitted, due to insufficient evidence. Florence Bravo died two years later at the age of 28, from alcohol poisening, due to her chronic drinking. The case remains unsolved, an old mystery of the Victorian Era.
Florence Bravo was a famous Victorian Heiress and young widow at 26, her first husband, Alexander Ricardo, died under mysterious circumstances. Tho it was said he was an alcoholic and drank himself to death. It had been rumored she was well known for seducing rich men with her charms and wiles. She met and married Charles Delauny Turner Bravo, tho not rich, he was a mean Barrister who was just 30 years old. They lived together in a small but beautiful Estate in a section of London, England, called Priory in Bedford Hills which lies in Bulham. In her brief, stormy marriage to Charles, she was having an affair with an elderly doctor, he became suspicious and confronted her, she confessed and swore it was over. On April 18th, 1976, Charles was dining with his wife and her live-in companion, Jane Cannon Cox. Florence excused herself early, saying she was going to bed, she wasn't feeling well. She was an excessive drinker. Her and Charles slept in seperate rooms. He retired to his room a short time later. He took some laudanum for neuralgia and a tooth ache. Neuralgia is facial pain between the jaw and forehead, due to infected nerves. Laudanum was a popular medication of the Victorian era, widely used as a pain killer. It was a combination of alcohol and opium. Soon he came dashing out of his room shouting, crying out in pain. Jane Cox rushed to his aid. He became violently ill, collapsed into unconsciousness. Florence was woke up and a doctor was summoned. The doctor suspected poisening, but could find no trace. When Charles was questioned, he said he took some laudanum for his neuralgia. Florence called in Sir William Gull, a well known doctor of that era. The two doctors discussed the case, both agreed it sounded like poisening. Charles Bravo died 3 days later, on April 21st, 1876. A post-mortem examination revealed he had doses of 20-30 grains of antimony in his system. They conferred he may have deliberately committed suicide after finding out about his wife's affair. A second inquest was held, which showed he died from poisening by antimony. Antimony is similiar to Arsenic, consisting of metal components. Supposedly there was no trial, but at the inquest her and her female companion was acquitted, due to insufficient evidence. Florence Bravo died two years later at the age of 28, from alcohol poisening, due to her chronic drinking. The case remains unsolved, an old mystery of the Victorian Era.
