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Wavertree lockup: Liverpool
Life mask of Albert Pierrepoint: Wandsworth Prison Museum
Lancashire Police Museum - male penitentiary wing of Lancaster Castle Prison
Dartmoor Prison uniform: Dartmoor Prison Museum
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
Bodmin Jail hanging pit
"Why?" on the Knife Angel
Cast of Albert Pierrepoint's hands: Wandsworth Prison Museum
Essex Police Museum - shoes of Camille Holland
Wandsworth Prison Museum
Essex Police Museum - death mask of Frederick Browne
Lancashire Police Museum - Dr Ruxton's bathroom
Tayside Police Museum
Historic courtroom, Y Gaer, Brenock
Gaslit kitchen: The Judge's Lodgings
Wandsworth Prison
Executioner's equipment: Wandsworth Prison Museum
Beaumaris Courthouse - Anglesey
The Knife Angel
Exterior of the prison buildings - Lancaster Castle

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British Society of Criminology Conference 2025 @bscportsmouth25 ·

12 Jun

We have a fabulous line up of plenary speakers for the conference. Remind yourself of who to expect, and check out the full programme in the link below!
https://sites.google.com/port.ac.uk/bsc-2025-program/home @BritSocCrim #bscc2025

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SocialHistorySociety @socialhistsoc ·

12 Jun

📣New blog!

How can a map of medieval homicides help teach about law, violence and society?

@StephEmmaBrown shows how mapping coroners’ rolls from London, York & Oxford can give new insights into the realities of medieval urban life 📜

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Medieval Murder Maps medimurdermaps.bsky.social @medimurdermaps ·

6 Jun

The first article relating to the Medieval Murder Maps has been published today.

Check out "Spatial dynamics of homicide in medieval English cities: the Medieval Murder Map project" by Manuel Eisner, @StephEmmaBrown, @EisnerNora, and Ruth Schmid Eisner

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BALH @balhnews ·

8 Nov

Join us on 14 November to hear more about the Victorian Poor Law Project!

Find out more, here: https://ow.ly/BNcB50TOaWG

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

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Women's Studies Group 1558-1837 @wsguk ·

1 Nov

Our bursary scheme is now open for applications! £750 available to early career researchers, independent scholars, or PhD students working on women's studies in our period (1558-1837). Deadline: 15 Dec 2024. Please spread the word! #funding #ECR #PhD

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