Prosecuting Homicide in Eighteenth-Century Law and Practice - And Must They All Be Hanged?

List of contents

1. Introduction and Themes 2. "Mercy Without Justice"? Press Criticism of the Pardoning Process in Late Eighteenth-Century London: The Kennedy Case of 1770 3. "There Goes Clarke, That Blood-Selling Rascal": Murder, Revenge and the Crowd in Early 1770s Spitalfields 4. The Royal Duchess and the Apothecary’s Son: Homicide, Communal Prejudice and Pleading for Pardon in Provincial England 5. Sex, Scandal and Strangulation: The Strange Case of Francis Kotzwara and Susannah Hill 6. Conclusions

About the author

Drew D. Gray is the head of Humanities at the University of Northampton.

Summary

This book analyzes homicide prosecution in the 18th century. Using case studies, it explores the ways law intersected with concerns about the relationships between government and the governed, and argues that previous studies have underplayed the importance of context in determining who hanged.

Product details

• Authors: Drew D. Gray, ew D. Gray, Ew D. (University of Northampton Gray
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780367460099
• ISBN: 978-0-367-46009-9
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; England, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, C 1700 To C 1800