Debtors prisons and petitions in eighteenth-century England

Woodfine, Philip (2006) Debtors prisons and petitions in eighteenth-century England. Eighteenth Century Life, 30 (2). pp. 1-31. ISSN 1086-3192

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Abstract

Drawing on manuscript sources including the petitions of prisoners, mainly
in the county of Yorkshire, this article sets out to suggest a darker view
than is customary of what prison life was like for eighteenth-century debtors.

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URI:

https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/483

Title:

Debtors prisons and petitions in eighteenth-century England

Creators:

Woodfine, Philip

Identification Number:

10.1215/00982601-2005-001

Official URL:

http://ecl.dukejournals.org/cgi/reprint/30/2/1

Date:

2006

Subjects:

H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)

Schools:

School of Human and Health Sciences

Additional Information:

Uncontrolled Keywords:

debtors prison petitions eighteenth century England

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Item Type:

Article

Depositing User:

Sara Taylor

Date Deposited:

29 Nov 2007

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28 Aug 2021 23:27

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