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Over on our Research Exchange blog, @janetlweston has been reflecting on the limits of thinking about HIV/AIDs as a matter of human rights in the 1990s, and the place of this within the dynamic history of prisons.
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New book available to pre-order https://t.co/Z7Hde3LQPw
Iβm (Heather) off to the @BritishAcademy_ to talk to @thehistoryguy and 300 young people from schools and colleges about Victorian youth/street crime.
We are delighted to confirm that @lizzieevens won the SHS Poster Prize at #SHS2019. You can find a copy of the winning poster in our official announcement #twitterstorians #phdchat
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In 1909 @leicspolice Boro PC John Mason was presented with a silver tipped walking cane by Leicester Boro Police Band. In 1960 his family loaned the cane to Leicester City Police as part of an exhibition, and was never seen again.
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Just in case you missed it earlier we have launched our 1893 Special Edition #Saltaire map today. Prices start at just Β£10. Further details can be found at our website: https://t.co/Z8axm687wX Please ReTweet π
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Late to the party but, in Ep.2 #GentlemanJackHBO Ann Lister asks a magistrate 'is it not the constable's job to gather evidence?' It wasn't actually in 1832. They undoubtedly did, but no legal requirement. Otherwise v. good. #pedant #pettyconstables
Llanfyllin burial ground for 1,000 people gets a memorial https://t.co/YdeuKUw1hj
Latest Blogs
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? PhD researcher, Ashley Borrett, examines the interwar crime rates for Hull to find out more.
WDYTYA? Our Criminal Ancestors in 50 Family History websites to watch in 2019
February 12, 2019Our Criminal Ancestors features in Who Do You Think You Are? magazine’s 50 websites to watch in 2019.
Upcoming Events
Our Criminal Ancestors Workshop
June 28, 2019Come and share your stories and experiences of researching the criminal past of your families or your local communities at our workshop on Friday 28 June 2019, which is being held at Hull History Centre.