Crime in Early Modern England, 1550-1750 |
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Contents
Definitions methods and objectives | 1 |
Courts officers and documents | 21 |
Measuring crime measuring punishment | 41 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crime in Early Modern England, 1550-1750 Themes in British social history |
| Author | J. A. Sharpe |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Longman, 1984 |
| ISBN | 0582489946, 9780582489943 |
| Length | 230 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / Europe / Great Britain / General |
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