Category: Law and order AudioFrom deviance to diversity? Finding sexuality and sexual science in the archivesMonday 17 February 2014Dr Lesley Hall, Senior Archivist at the Wellcome Library, examines sources at the Wellcome...AudioJohn Reginald Christie: a study in sources, The National Archives and beyondFriday 18 October 2013This talk examines and evaluates the sources for the study of the life and...AudioBig Ideas: Big data and dead criminalsMonday 14 October 2013Big data and dead criminals, presented by Professor Tim Hitchcock of the University of...AudioA system of spies and informers: intelligence gathering in the period 1780-1830Friday 19 April 2013The years 1780 to 1830 were a tumultuous time in British history with parliamentary...AudioThe policy agenda of the British Government, 1945-2008Friday 15 March 2013Peter John talks about his research mapping the policies the British government has been...AudioReckless, rash and repentant: Convicts’ petitions for mercy 1819-1858Friday 22 February 2013A look at the pardoning process of the early 19th century, and some stories...AudioThe Will Forgeries: a forgotten sensationFriday 8 February 2013These infamous crimes were headline news when they came to trial at the Old...AudioThe scandalous case of John Vassall: sexuality, spying and the Civil ServiceMonday 17 December 2012Fifty years ago civil servant John Vassall was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for...AudioThe strange journey of Edward Swarthye, an African in Elizabethan England: from the Spanish Caribbean to rural GloucestershireFriday 7 December 2012In 1597, an African man named ‘Edward Swarthye, alias negro’ appeared before an English...AudioMorbidity and mortality on convict voyages to 19th century AustraliaFriday 30 November 2012Between 1803 and 1853 some 67,000 convicts were transported from England and Ireland to...AudioTracing marriages; legal requirements and actual practice, 1700-1836Friday 2 November 2012Based upon studies of thousands of couples, this podcast explains how, when and where...AudioKeeping it in the family: professional dynasties in 19th century EnglandFriday 26 October 2012The 19th century witnessed a huge expansion in the number of people in Britain... « 1 2 3 4 5 »