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Adams dissects nine cases of varying degrees of murder and their profound impact on the public, using each case as a signpost for shifting attitudes towards moralism throughout the time period. By signing up to my newsletter, you'll be the first to know about my latest book releases, events, and exclusive content that I only share with my subscribers. It's an intriguing, informative read which I found fascinating, but please be aware of the trigger warnings as there are some sensitive subjects dealt with.
I was hopeful the author was going to introduce an angle with which to analyse the behaviour of townsfolk involved in these stories, or the authors own opinion on the nature of the crimes.Blessin Adams presents an interesting range of historical true crime cases that shed a light on the judicial system of that time as well as how society as a whole worked. BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed are published by Immediate Media Company Limited under licence from BBC Studios Distribution. Yes, she managed to make me feel outraged a couple of times over the sheer unfairness of the justice system to women, and to poor people in general!
I knocked my rating down from 5 stars because quite a few of the examples were about suicide, and it'd have been nice to have a bit more variety. The public were fascinated and enthralled by the secrets and scandals behind the crimes and turned up in their thousands to watch the resulting executions. My library gave me the option to let them know I want it added to their collection, so I did that to both the print and the audio versions. And I felt she used them really well to show some of the aspects of the society and the culture of the time.
Baby farms, political crimes, religious mania – these and many more aspects of crime and justice are also covered in this fascinating book. I’m sorry, I didn’t take a note of the specific years in my notes, but all of them are between 1500 and 1700.