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Victorian values – punishment

Posted on March 17, 2019January 22, 2021 by Harriet

‘Victorian values’ are something that get trotted out in British politics every decade or so, as something to aspire (back) to. This post touches on the ‘value’ they placed on ... Read More

The treadmill – an ‘efficient engine of punishment’

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Harriet

Among the items on the agenda for visiting magistrates in Carlisle in October 1848 was the prison treadmill. The treadmill was down the list of topics to be discussed, but it is a reminder of this cur... Read More

William Pinder: punishment in the 1800s

Posted on June 21, 2018March 17, 2019 by Harriet

William Pinder was a man no one would want to add to their family tree. But his life story tells us a surprising amount about crime and punishment in the mid-19th century. In Westmorland, a crime of a... Read More

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Victorian values – punishment

The treadmill – an ‘efficient engine of punishment’

William Pinder: punishment in the 1800s