Exploring term Fall 2023 Change

    HSTR318

    The Bloody Code: Crime in England, 1660-1800

    Crime, society and the administration of criminal justice in early modern England. Themes include the political and social backdrop to the "Bloody Code" and contemporary views of criminality, gender and class. Charts the emergence of modern criminal administration - policing, prosecution, trial and punishment - with particular attention to the interrelationship between the law and its social context.

    Lecture: 3h
    Lab: 0h
    Tutorial: 0h
    Credits: 1.5