Madness, Murder and Mayhem Criminal Insanity in Victorian and Edwardian Britain |
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| Author:
| Burtinshaw, Kathryn
Burt, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5267-3455-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2018 |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited
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| Imprint: | Pen & Sword History |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $52.99 |
Book Description:
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Following an assassination attempt on George III in 1800, new legislation significantly altered the way the criminally insane were treated by the judicial system in Britain. This book explores these changes and explains the rationale for purpose-built criminal lunatic asylums in the Victorian era.
Following an assassination attempt on George III in 1800, new legislation significantly altered the way the criminally insane were treated by the judicial system in Britain. This book explores these changes and explains the rationale for purpose-built criminal lunatic asylums in the Victorian era.