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Tag Archives: crime and punishment
This time it’s the gabby cabby
By coincidence another cab-related case from 1862 that I just had to share. This time it seems as if the boot is on the other foot. There is more than a hint of irony that after driving like a crazy … Continue reading
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Tagged crime and punishment, cruelty to animals, London history, social history
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Three murders; three verdicts
For those incensed over the waywardness of justice these days, where ‘human rights’ trump human wrongs, it’s worth thinking about the way things were. On one evening in April a visiting judge arrived with a fanfare and civic reception to work his way through … Continue reading
Diamonds are Forever
Though it’s by no means the full story — to find that you might want go to my book, An Infinite Deal Of Nothing — and it does not even reveal the name of the man who was actually guilty of … Continue reading
The worst slum in London
In Victorian London most of the poor lived in what would be called slum housing. During the 18th century many ramshackle ‘courts’ had been built as a result of speculative infilling behind street frontages. However, the reputation of one court stands out. For … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, Albert Grant, crime and punishment, drunkenness, Jennings Buildings, Jennings Rents, Kensington, London history, rookery
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(I do not) Want Ad
You did not want to mess with this lady, Mrs Nancy Turtle. She surely believed in the power of advertising, though her forgiveable spluttering volcano of anger could have been phrased better, this stream of consciousness rant paints a perfect picture of her lantern-jawed, one-eyed philanderer excuse for a husband Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, Advertising history, crime and punishment, punishment, social history
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Oranges and Lemons
Interesting piece in the NYT about the potential for analysis of digitised historic records. The particular research looks at the changing attitudes to violent crime as compared with property crime using keywords, though I am not wedded to believing in … Continue reading
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Tagged crime and punishment, digitised records, historical research, Old Bailey
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