Adopting a microhistory approach, Fair and Unfair Trials in the British Isles, 1800-1940 provides an in-depth examination of the evolution of the modern justice system. Drawing upon criminal cases and trials from England, Scotland, and Ireland, the book examines the errors, procedural systems, and the ways in which adverse influences of social and cultural forces impacted upon individual instances of justice. The book investigates several case studies of both justice and injustice which prompted the development of forensic toxicology, the implementation of state propaganda and an increased interest in press sensationalism. One such case study considers the trial of William Sheen, who was prosecuted and later acquitted of the murder of his infant child at the Old Baily in 1827, an extraordinary miscarriage of justice that prompted outrage amongst the general public. Other case studies include trials for treason, theft, obscenity and blasphemy. Nash and Kilday root each of these cases within their relevant historical, cultural, and political contexts, highlighting changing attitudes to popular culture, public criticism, protest and activism as significant factors in the transformation of the criminal trial and the British judicial system as a whole. Drawing upon a wealth of primary sources, including legal records, newspaper articles and photographs, this book provides a unique insight into the evolution of modern criminal justice in Britain.
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher: Shannon : Irish University Press
ISBN: UCD:31175002459470
Category: Great Britain
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The IUP set Population provides a comprehensive survey of the censuses taken in Britain in the nineteenth century and contains: the Comparative Account of 1831, which summarizes the findings of the first four enumerations; the complete census reports of Great Britain for 1841, 1851, 1871 and 1891; the General Reports of England and Wales for the remaining census years, 1861 and 1881. Finally, the 1841 Report and parts I and VI of the 1851 census have been included from the Irish material. The latter choice, representing a preliminary selection, constitutes the pivotal census years of the Great Famine. -- Publisher's catalogue.
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Newspaper Stamps
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
ISBN: UIUC:30112063597717
Category: Social Science
Page: 464
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This IUP set includes the report of the 1855 Select Committee which conducted a wide-ranging examination into the workings of the British Press and into the social and economic consequences of stamp tax on newspapers, together with the 18787F 1379 and 1800 Select Committee reports on newspaper libel and statistical returns of circulation figure and stamp and advertisement duties collected from 1814 to 1870. -- Publisher's catalogue.
