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Author: R. F. Hunnisett
Publisher: Public Record Office Publications
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 272
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume contains 582 inquests held by Sussex Coroners during the reign of Elizabeth I that are known to survive. They arose from murder, manslaughter, homicide committed accidentally and in self-defence, suicide, accidental death, sudden death from natural causes and the death of prisoners.
Author: Matthew H. Lockwood
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017-01-01
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 0300217064
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ONE: Restricting Private Warfare -- TWO: Coroners and Communities -- THREE: Proving the Case -- FOUR: One Concept of Justice -- FIVE: Economic Interest and the Oversight of Violence -- SIX: The Changing Nature of Control -- SEVEN: A Crisis of Violence? -- EIGHT: Legislation, Incentivization, and a New System of Oversight -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Y
Author: R. F. Hunnisett
Publisher: Public Record Office Publications
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis third volume in the series contains the 520 surviving inquests from the period 1603-1688. The verdicts range from murder (including a high proportion of infanticides and one of the earliest references to the rules of cricket, in relation to a death during the course of a game), manslaughter, homicide and suicide to accidental and natural death.
Author: R. F. Hunnisett
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 168
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: K. J. Kesselring
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2019-01-31
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 019257258X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHomicide has a history. In early modern England, that history saw two especially notable developments: one, the emergence in the sixteenth century of a formal distinction between murder and manslaughter, made meaningful through a lighter punishment than death for the latter, and two, a significant reduction in the rates of homicides individuals perpetrated on each other. Making Murder Public explores connections between these two changes. It demonstrates the value in distinguishing between murder and manslaughter, or at least in seeing how that distinction came to matter in a period which also witnessed dramatic drops in the occurrence of homicidal violence. Focused on the 'politics of murder', Making Murder Public examines how homicide became more effectively criminalized between 1480 and 1680, with chapters devoted to coroners' inquests, appeals and private compensation, duels and private vengeance, and print and public punishment. The English had begun moving away from treating homicide as an offence subject to private settlements or vengeance long before other Europeans, at least from the twelfth century. What happened in the early modern period was, in some ways, a continuation of processes long underway, but intensified and refocused by developments from 1480 to 1680. Making Murder Public argues that homicide became fully 'public' in these years, with killings seen to violate a 'king's peace' that people increasingly conflated with or subordinated to the 'public peace' or 'public justice.'
Author: Hugh Selby
Publisher: Federation Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781862872455
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book explains the role and objectives of the inquest. It highlights the forms of investigations in several types of fatal accident and gives guidance about the central legal issues and matters of case preparation and presentation. Starting with chapters on the law and the lawyer's preparation, it then discusses what the police do and why, the place of the autopsy, coroner's enquiries and recommendations, and the reasons for and extent of media interest. It covers the forms of investigations in road accidents, natural disasters, drug overdoses, medical or surgical mishaps, pathology and sudden unexpected infant death. It emphasises that inquests are collaborative ventures, often multi-disciplinary events and multi-party, too. Derrick W Hand, New South Wales State Coroner, recommends the book:"The Inquest Handbook is of great importance because it contains up-to-date, comprehensive information by persons considered expert in their field. Not only will it help those working in the coronial jurisdiction, it will also help others to understand the coronial process."
Author: James Moore
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2016-10-31
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 147385704X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Collates the most shocking killings and puzzling murder mysteries from the sixteenth century in fascinating detail” —Gazette & Herald In the Tudor age the murder rate was five times higher than it is today. Now, this unique true crime guide, The Tudor Murder Files, reveals just how bloody and brutal this fascinating era really was. From the dark days of Henry VIII to the turbulent times of Shakespeare, James Moore’s new book is the first to chart the period’s most gripping murder cases in all their grizzly detail. Featuring tales of domestic slaughter, sexual intrigue, and cunning assassinations, as well as murder mysteries worthy of Agatha Christie, the book vividly brings to life the violent crime wave that gripped the sixteenth century both at home and abroad. Enter a world in which stabbings were rife, guns were used to kill victims for the first time, and in which culprits frequently escaped justice. The book also reveals just how severe some of the penalties could be, with grisly punishments for those who dared to commit the gravest of crimes. Discover how one murderer was gruesomely pressed to death, another boiled alive for poisoning his victims, and meet some of history’s most notorious serial killers, including one considered so barbaric she was labelled a vampire. “Contains more than seventy real life murders, profiling over thirty cases in detail. And not only does James chart how killers were caught and dealt with by the justice system, he also discusses how murders were reported to the new, news hungry nation.” —Luton Today
Author: R. A. Houston
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010-08-05
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 019958642X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA strikingly original work that shows how treatments of and attitudes towards suicide can illuminate our understanding of the social, political, and cultural history of early modern Britain.
Author: Paul Kléber Monod
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 0300130198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn a winter night in 1743, a local magistrate was stabbed to death in the churchyard of Rye by an angry butcher. Why did this gruesome crime happen? What does it reveal about the political, economic, and cultural patterns that existed in this small English port town? To answer these questions, this fascinating book takes us back to the mid-sixteenth century, when religious and social tensions began to fragment the quiet town of Rye and led to witch hunts, riots, and violent political confrontations. Paul Monod examines events over the course of the next two centuries, tracing the town’s transition as it moved from narrowly focused Reformation norms to the more expansive ideas of the emerging commercial society. In the process, relations among the town’s inhabitants were fundamentally altered. The history of Rye mirrored that of the whole nation, and it gives us an intriguing new perspective on England in the early modern period.
Author: George Redmonds
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2011-08-25
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 019162036X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and shows the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research. It focuses on British names, tracing their origins to different parts of the British Isles and Europe and revealing how names often remain concentrated in the districts where they first became established centuries ago. In the process the book casts fresh light on the ancient peopling of the British Isles. The authors consider why some names die out while others spread across the globe. They use recent advances in DNA testing to investigate whether particular surnames have single, dual, or multiple origins, and to find out if the various forms of a single name have a common origin. They show how information from DNA can be combined with historical evidence and techniques to distinguish between individuals with the same name and different names with similar spellings, and to identifty the name of the same individual or family spelt in various ways in different times and places. The final chapter of this paperback edition, looking at the use of genetics in historical research, has been updated to include new work on the DNA of Richard III.
