Women, Murder, and Equity in Early Modern England

Women, Murder, and Equity in Early Modern England
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9781135899455
ISBN-13 : 1135899452
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Book Synopsis Women, Murder, and Equity in Early Modern England by : Randall Martin

Download or read book Women, Murder, and Equity in Early Modern England written by Randall Martin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-12-12 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first comprehensive study of over 120 printed news reports of murders and infanticides committed by early modern women. It offers an interdisciplinary analysis of female homicide in post-Reformation news formats ranging from ballads to newspapers. Individual cases are illuminated in relation to changing legal, religious, and political contexts, as well as the dynamic growth of commercial crime-news and readership.


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