The proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
By: project directors, Tim Hitchcock and Robert Shoemaker ; implemented by the Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield and the Higher Education Digitisation Service, University of Hertfordshire.
Contributors: Hitchcock, Tim, 1957-; Shoemaker, Robert Brink.; University of Sheffield. Humanities Research Institute.; University of Hertfordshire. Higher Education Digitisation Service.; Old Bailey Proceedings Online Project.
Publisher: The Old Bailey Proceedings Online
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Sheffield
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Great Britain. Central Criminal Court -- History -- Sources; Criminal justice, Administration of -- England -- History -- Sources; Criminal law -- England -- History -- Sources; Criminal procedure -- England -- History -- Sources; Crime -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources; Criminals -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources; Trials -- England -- London -- History -- Sources
Genres: Sources.
Description: Fully searchable texts detailing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's Central Criminal Court. The crimes tried were mostly felonies (predominantly theft), but also include some of the most serious misdemeanours, providing historical insight into the daily lives of those who participated in the proceedings.
Notes: Title from the Web page (viewed on Dec. 6, 2004).
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.