Title: Bloody Scotland
Description: In the 19th century Scotland was depicted as a land of misty glens, engineering innovation and inventive genius. But Scotland was also the home of brutal murder, terrifying riots, child cruelty, bank robbery and acid attack. Women as well as men were capable of horrendous acts, and crime could strike anywhere: at home, on the road and even at sea. From the Borders to the Northern Isles, crime was never far away. Edinburgh, with its reputation for polite decorum, was also the scene of poisoning and savagery; the dark streets of industrial Glasgow and Dundee harboured thieves and muggers, while.
Subjects: Cultural Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency, Popular Culture, Social Welfare & Social Work, Anthropology, Cultural, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Public Policy, Crime, Social Sciences, History, Scotland, history
Places: Scotland
Time periods: 19th century