Clerkenwell Riot - The Killing of Constable Culley

Zusammenfassung This book, first published in 1967, examines the implications of a now-forgotten minor riot that occurred in 1833, a turbulent year with the working classes striving for recognition in a changing social order. This analysis sets the crime and verdict against the political protests of the time. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Reform! 2. Mobs and Counter-Mobs 3. Skirmishes 4. Unlawful Assembly 5. The Affray 6. Aftermath 7. A Remarkable Inquest 8. Some Lurid Testimony 9. Cross Purposes 10. An Interlude. Mr Smallwood’s Nemesis 11. The Fourth Day of the Inquest 12. The End of the Inquest 13. After the Verdict 14. Another Political Meeting 15. The Trial of George Fursey 16. Celebrations 17. Assessment of the Affray

Product details

• Authors: Gavin Thurston, Thurston Gavin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781032030777
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3203077-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Political Protest
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; London, Greater London, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Social & cultural history, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Revolutionary groups & movements, Social and cultural history, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Pressure groups & lobbying