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2/2 Where were the fathers? One husband was in prison for drunkenness (and had also abused his wife) and the other had absconded after the court ordered him to pay child support.
My Criminal Ancestor, or At Least We Have the Same Surname. (A Research Thread for #Prison_Voices - Part Three).
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Latest Blogs
Exploring female drunkenness in Victorian Lancashire
July 23, 2019Utilising a range of archival sources, Dr Craig Stafford charts the criminal lives of drunken women in 19th century Lancashire.
Tracing gang members β the complicated case of Charles βDarbyβ Sabini
May 14, 2019With the Peaky Blinders set to return to our screens later this year, Prof Heather Shore takes a look at the complicated lives of one of the families that has featured in the series, the Sabinis.
Figuring out the past: crime statistics as social history
March 4, 2019What can crime statistics tell us about the past? Dr Ashley Borrett examines the interwar crime rates for Hull to find out more.
Upcoming Events
Young Criminal Lives: Experience, Practice and Reform in the North-West, c.1854 to c.1914
November 27, 2019This public lecture by Prof Heather Shore explores the lives of children and young people who passed through the industrial and reformatory schools from the mid-Victorian period.