Studies in Modern History: Reform in England, 1808-30

Follett, R.

Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807, a group of politicians began to agitate for reform of England's "bloody code" of criminal statutes. This examines the politics and propaganda of criminal law reform from 1808 to the Whig succession to power in 1830.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2000-11-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333803882

DOI: 10.1057/9781403932761

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 231