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Timothy Shakesheff
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Introduction 1
- 1 Rebels without a clue? The nature of rural protest in Herefordshire, 1800–60 7
- 2 ‘A painful scene of crime, depravity and misery’ Rural poverty and crime 30
- 3 ‘To overawe those vagabonds who infest the county’ Policing rural Herefordshire 54
- 4 Rustlers, social criminals or common thieves? Sheep-stealing in rural Herefordshire 78
- 5 Criminal women, crop deprivators and crop-thieves 113
- 6 ‘Give him a good un’ Social crime, poaching and the Game Laws 141
- 7 ‘Vile’ and ‘evil-disposed persons’ Incendiarism and animal-maiming 176
- Conclusion: The rural poor in Herefordshire, c.1800–60 – assertive criminals or silent victims? 201
- Appendices 206
- Bibliography 218
- Index 227
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Introduction 1
- 1 Rebels without a clue? The nature of rural protest in Herefordshire, 1800–60 7
- 2 ‘A painful scene of crime, depravity and misery’ Rural poverty and crime 30
- 3 ‘To overawe those vagabonds who infest the county’ Policing rural Herefordshire 54
- 4 Rustlers, social criminals or common thieves? Sheep-stealing in rural Herefordshire 78
- 5 Criminal women, crop deprivators and crop-thieves 113
- 6 ‘Give him a good un’ Social crime, poaching and the Game Laws 141
- 7 ‘Vile’ and ‘evil-disposed persons’ Incendiarism and animal-maiming 176
- Conclusion: The rural poor in Herefordshire, c.1800–60 – assertive criminals or silent victims? 201
- Appendices 206
- Bibliography 218
- Index 227
