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Summary Justice in the City (London Record Society)
Greg T. Smith (Ed.)
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Description for Summary Justice in the City (London Record Society)
Hardcover.
Records from London's Guildhall reveal the workings of the law in the eighteenth century. For centuries, the City of London's Lord Mayor and Aldermen have headed various courts and tribunals as part of their official obligations. In the City's Guildhall, Londoners from all walks of life could appear before an aldermansitting as a magistrate in the "justice room" and initiate a criminal complaint when they were the victims of crime. But what actually happened in those initial hearings between the accuser, the accused and the magistrate has remained largely obscured to history. These records shed light on the ... Read more
Records from London's Guildhall reveal the workings of the law in the eighteenth century. For centuries, the City of London's Lord Mayor and Aldermen have headed various courts and tribunals as part of their official obligations. In the City's Guildhall, Londoners from all walks of life could appear before an aldermansitting as a magistrate in the "justice room" and initiate a criminal complaint when they were the victims of crime. But what actually happened in those initial hearings between the accuser, the accused and the magistrate has remained largely obscured to history. These records shed light on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
London Record Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
399
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780900952531
SKU
V9780900952531
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Ref
99-21
Reviews for Summary Justice in the City (London Record Society)
This book makes a major contribution to our knowledge of both the era's criminal justice system and also daily life in the wider eighteenth-century metropolis. It will be quite invaluable to legal and social historians of the period.
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Offers a tantalizing insight into the working world of the City justices. As such, it is a valuable addition ... Read more
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Offers a tantalizing insight into the working world of the City justices. As such, it is a valuable addition ... Read more