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‘A snake into your chimney-corner’: early modern crime and the extended family

Posted on 30 May 2013 by alexibaker

One of the striking things about the crimes described in the Old Bailey cases is the frequency with which they involved violations of ‘family’ trust. Most socio-economic and political interactions still took place on a highly personal level during the … Continue reading →

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