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By Dr Ashley Borrett Whether you are researching the criminal past of a particular town, city or region, or a criminal ancestor in the family, it is likely...
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By Julie Brumby, Leeds Beckett University Reformatory and Industrial Training School ships developed in the nineteenth century as a response to concerns...
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It may be a new year, but we’re showing no signs of losing our interest in crime history and true crime this year. Here are a few of the stories...
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We are delighted that Criminal Portraits will be making an appearance at the Granite Noir crime writing festival on Sunday 21st February. Our...
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To listen see Podcast: Episode 2: Agency & Complaints From the avoidance of pauper institutions, to the complaints about the conditions within them,...
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My new book, Sister Sleuths, is out in the wild now! Obviously, it’s not a great time to launch a book given that bookshops are currently closed...
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In May 1876, the Nottinghamshire Guardian reported on a charge of rape that had been brought at the Borough police court. It claimed that a fish hawker...
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Posted by Shannon McSheffrey, 19 January 2021. Figure 1: Timeline of Homicides in St Martin le Grand, 1508-17. Between 1508 and 1517, a string of...
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This is the second of a two-part series about the Westminster Coroners’ Inquests data. See part 1 for more detail about the source of the data, and...
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This week I will begin teaching my third year module at Northampton which focuses on the Whitechapel Murders and East End society in the 1880s. ...
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On Tuesday 7 January 1834, several prisoners were taken from the gaol at Chelmsford and transported to Portsmouth, where they were put on the prison hulk...
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The reverend William Ogborne was an unexpected occupant of a police court dock when he appeared before Mr Tyrwhitt in early January 1861. The self-declared...
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We are now, thanks to Downton Abbey and (previously) Upstairs Downstairs pretty familiar with the dynamics of master/servant relationships...
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Posted by Krista J. Kesselring, 1 January 2021. New Year’s Day traditionally served as an occasion for giving gifts. Some such gifts consisted...
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