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Sir Wolstan Dixie
(1700-1767) 4th Baronet of Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire

Dixie had a daughter, Anna Dixie, who fell in love with a local famer. Dixie was so enraged that he lay down a series of mantraps to catch the farmer. However, Anna crept from her bedroom one night for a secret tryst with her lover and was caught in one of the traps. A few days later she died from her wounds. To this day, her ghost is said to haunt the rooms of Bosworth Hall and a blood red stain appears on the night of her death down by the fireplace beneath her bedroom.

Dixie is described by all who met him as a vile, pugnacious bully. He had a battle with a local squire which he allegedly won and, when he met King George II, the King is alleged to have enquired 'Big battle at Bosworth, wasn't it?' (meaning the battle of Bosworth 1485). Dixie, oblivious to any other fight than his own, replied 'Yes, your majesty, but I thrashed him.'

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from Legends of Leicester and Leicestershire, released August 12, 2019

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