The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913

Posted by bookofjoe on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @07:41PM
from the oldbaileyonline.org dept.

https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/

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Re:The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 by 8bitsrule on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @09:41PM (#20408423)

To me, the 'Historical Background' page(s) (which I almost overlooked) are most interesting, and the real treasure here.

https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/static/History.jsp

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Re:The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 by etrevino on Friday July 12, 2019 @08:32PM (#20425764)

I did my dissertation using these documents! They're incredibly interesting and give a fantastic understanding of the nature of crime and punishment in England.

@devindotcom mentioned the Newgate Calendars elsewhere. Those are written as moralizing tracts and provide great insight into the morality of the era (there were multiple Newgate Calendars).

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Re:The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 by devindotcom on Friday July 12, 2019 @04:07PM (#20424015)

The Newgate Calendar is another great resource for this type of early records of crime and 'justice':

https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/the-newgate-calen...

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Re:The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 by knowledgepowers on Friday July 12, 2019 @05:27PM (#20424673)

Old Bailey, Old style mobile inaccessible website. Sigh.

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