John Levin
The idea is simple enough: to investigate the area of London known as Alsatia, and other similar 'outlaw' areas, their history, context and meanings. There are many tantalising references, but nothing substantial on the subject, so it offers challenges and rewards. ...
So along with an intriguing subject, I also have new methods and techniques to try out. There are possibilities of building maps and timelines, manipulating text and presenting findings as accessibly (in all senses) as possible. The social aspect is even more important, as it is through sharing, both giving and receiving, that community develop.
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Resource: John Howard’s The State of the Prisons
21 September 2020
The first comprehensive account of the prison system in England and Wales was John Howard’s “The State of the Prisons”, published in 1777. It went through four editions...
Resource: Cobbett’s Parliamentary History
8 October 2019
As with many records I’ve been using to discover debtors both imprisoned and escaping, parliamentary debates both constitute elite discourse and preserve plebian traces. Imprisonment...
Resource: Journals of the House of Lords
20 November 2018
As a follow up to my previous post on the Journals of the House of Commons, a list of freely available volumes of its companion, the Journals of the House of Lords. Truth be told,...
Resource: Journals of the House of Commons
19 November 2018
William Blake said, “Nothing can be more contemptible than to suppose Public RECORDS to be True.” And I am bemused that I spend so much time sorting out ‘high’...