Tales from the Hanging Court

by Bob Shoemaker, Tim Hitchcock, Robert Shoemaker

Book Overview

Tales from the Hanging Court draws on published accounts of Old Bailey trials from 1674-1834, a rich seam of social, political and legal history. Through these compelling true stories of theft, murder, rape and blackmail, Hitchcock and Shoemaker capture the early history of the judicial system and the colorful, vibrant and sometimes scandalous world of pre-industrial London.

In its heyday the court was a soap opera of intrigue, sensation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340913754
• ISBN13: 9780340913758
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.1" x 7.7"