The shadow of the gallows - Barry Redfern

Retired Police Superintendant Barry Redfern scrutinises crime on Tyneside during the eighteenth century, a time of violent crime and rough justice. He delves into crimes such as murder and highway robbery and the social conditions that provoked them. He investigates the trials, hangings, imprisonment, transportation and other punishments in this detailed and lively account. Tyneside reflects similar circumstances throughout Great Britain. Retired Police Superintendant Barry Redfern scrutinises crime on Tyneside during the eighteenth century, a time of violent crime and rough justice. He delves into theft of all kinds, murder and highway robbery and the social conditions that provoked them. He investigates the trials, hangings, imprisonment, transportation and other punishments in this detailed and lively account. Many original eighteenth century sources are used to piece together tales of criminals, crimes, prisons and courts of the period.