Execution, state, and society in England, 1660-1900 / Simon Devereaux, University of Victoria, British Columbia.
2023
KD7885 .D48 2023 (Mapit)
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Title
Execution, state, and society in England, 1660-1900 / Simon Devereaux, University of Victoria, British Columbia.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Description
xviii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series
Studies in legal history.
Formatted Contents Note
Executions for treason, 1660-1820
Changing cultures of execution : religion and feeling, 1660-1770
Changing cultures of execution : reason and reforms, 1770-1808
The Murder Act : anatomization, 1752-1832
The Murder Act : hanging in chains, 1660-1834
The "Bloody Code" debated, 1808-1821
The "Bloody Code" diminished, 1822-1830
The vicissitudes of public execution, 1830-1900.
Changing cultures of execution : religion and feeling, 1660-1770
Changing cultures of execution : reason and reforms, 1770-1808
The Murder Act : anatomization, 1752-1832
The Murder Act : hanging in chains, 1660-1834
The "Bloody Code" debated, 1808-1821
The "Bloody Code" diminished, 1822-1830
The vicissitudes of public execution, 1830-1900.
Summary
"This book charts the history of execution laws and practices in the era of the "Bloody Code" and their extraordinary transformation by 1900. Innovative and comprehensive, this work will find an audience with scholars interested in the history of crime and punishment in England"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Number
KD7885 .D48 2023
Language
English
ISBN
1009392158
9781009392150
9781009392136 PDF ebook
9781009392150
9781009392136 PDF ebook
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