If you're of a historical bent, you might enjoy a new online source, presenting summaries of 101,102 criminal trials: The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834.
Thanks: WisBlawg.
Friday, June 15, 2007
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
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Oh, dear. This timewarp is too tempting. I've just fallen into a section of 1793 trials, in which the sentencing was 'Transportation'. That would, one assumes, mean transportation to Van Diemon's Land (Tasmania, Australia).
Having visited some of those still-creepy prison sites, it's eerie to see the actual crimes for which people were sentenced -- stealing Four Shillings, or other items that to the modern eye seem trivial (leaden pipe, fabrics, foods).
I fear that I could spend endless hours at this website, but to imagine the lives altered at Old Bailey is a chilling, wrenching thought.
Thanks very much for this resource.
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