Law Notes

Law Notes
Author: Albert Gibson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1922
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Yorkshires Murderous Women

Yorkshires Murderous Women
Author: Stephen Wade
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2007-02-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1845630238

Presents stories of murder by women in all parts of Yorkshire - tales of marital tension and tragedy and sad accounts of infanticide while under mental duress. This work also explores the uneasy relationship between social change and the criminal law, so the courtrooms as well as the murder scenes have their absorbing and dramatic stories.

Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors

Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors
Author: Stephen Wade
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2010-03-10
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1844686809

Did you have a criminal in the family, an ancestor who was caught on the wrong side of the law? If you have ever had any suspicions about the illicit activities of your relatives, or are fascinated by the history of crime and punishment, this is the book for you. Stephen Wades useful introduction to this fascinating subject will help you discover and investigate the life stories of individuals who had a criminal past. The crimes they committed, the conditions in which they lived, the policing and justice system that dealt with them all these aspects of criminal history are covered as are the many types of crime they were guilty of murder, robbery, fraud, sexual offenses, poaching, protest and public disorder. Graphic case studies featuring each type of crime are included, dating from the Georgian period up until the present day. All of these cases are reconstructed using information gleaned from the many sources available to researchers libraries, archives, books and the internet among them. 'Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors' is essential reading for anyone who wishes to explore the criminal past and seeks to trace an ancestor who had a criminal record.

Lincolnshire Murders

Lincolnshire Murders
Author: Stephen Wade
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2012-02-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 0752484257

The murder cases in this book are a mixture of classic narratives of jealousy, elimination and passion, now retold from new perspectives and with more research. The author also includes some little-known mysteries: three unsolved homicides from across the county, including the killing of the 'Barton recluse' and the enigmatic death of a young farmer in Gedney in which the dead man's dog appeared in court. In this chronicle of violent deaths and court-room struggles the reader will find a new slant on some of the principal cases, with plenty of social and legal history added to enrich the stories. Lincolnshire Murders is a powerful and fascinating reappraisal of some of the most brutal and gruesome killings in the county's history.

Aberdeen University Review

Aberdeen University Review
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 656
Release: 1922
Genre: World War, 1914-1918
ISBN:

Includes provisional roll of service of the university in the European war, 1914-June 30, 1915 (2 p. l., 84 p.) appended to v. 2.