Madness on trial: A transatlantic history of English civil law and lunacy 1526133059, 9781526133052

Madness on trial: A transatlantic history of English civil law and lunacy 9781526133045

This book examines the role of civil law in determining mental capacity over a five hundred year period in England and i

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Murder and Madness on Trial: A Tale of True Crime from Early Modern Bologna 9780271096001

On October 24, 1588, Paolo Barbieri murdered his wife, Isabella Caccianemici, stabbing her to death with his sword. Late

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An archaeology of lunacy: Managing madness in early nineteenth-century asylums 9781526126504

This is a materially focused exploration of the first wave of public asylum building in Britain and Ireland. Examining a

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The English Civil War: The English Civil War (An Alternative History of Britain) 9781473827820, 1473827825

With hindsight, the victory of Parliamentarian forces over the Royalists in the English Civil War may seem inevitable bu

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A Trial On Trial - The Great Sedition Trial Of 1944 [First ed.] 093948420X

Lawrence Dennis (1893-1977) was an American writer who focused on History, Politics, and Economics. His book "A Tri

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The English Civil War: A Military History 9780755621903, 9781848858817

Sir, God hath taken away your eldest son by a cannon shot. It brake his leg. We were necessitated to have it cut off, wh

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The English Civil War: A People’s History 9780007369119

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Trial by Fire - People's History of Civil War and Reconstruction 0070585717

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A History of the Republic of Biafra: Law, Crime, and the Nigerian Civil War 9781108887748

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Oh, Serafina!: A Fable of Ecology, Lunacy, and Love 9781978835771

Heir to the FIBA button factory in Lombardy, Augustus is profiting from Italy’s postwar industrial boom. Yet the dreamy

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