A Fiery & Furious People - A History of Violence in England

Informationen zum Autor James Sharpe was Professor of History at the University of York from 1997 until his retirement in 2016. He is a leading social historian, with a particular interest in the history of crime. He has published widely on the subject and is a committee member of the International Association for the History of Crime and Criminal Justice. His books include Instruments of Darkness: Witchcraft in England 1550 – 1750 (1996) and Dick Turpin: the Myth of the English Highwayman (2004). Klappentext From murder to duelling, highway robbery to mugging, this is an exploration of seven centuries of violence in England. It is the tale of the countless assaults, feuds and riots that pepper our history - and of the fascinating individuals who have made up the brutal underside of our national story from medieval times to the present day. Zusammenfassung From murder to duelling, highway robbery to mugging, this is an exploration of seven centuries of violence in England. It is the tale of the countless assaults, feuds and riots that pepper our history - and of the fascinating individuals who have made up the brutal underside of our national story from medieval times to the present day.

Product details

• Authors: James Sharpe
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780099520030
• ISBN: 978-0-09-952003-0
• No. of pages: 784
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 39 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Medieval History, Violence in society, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Violence and abuse in society, 1485–1603 (Tudor period), c 1154 to c 1485 (Plantagenet and Angevin period)