Paul Mitchell

Stephen Banks

Rebecca Probert

Charles Mitchell

William Cornish

Law and Society in England 1750–1950 is an indispensable text for those wishing to study English legal history and to understand the foundations of the modern British state. In this new updated edition the authors explore the complex relationship between legal and social change. They consider the ways in which those in power themselves imagined and initiated reform and the ways in which they were obliged to respond to demands for change from outside the legal and political classes. What emerges is a lively and critical account of the evolution of modern rights and expectations, and an engaging study of the formation of contemporary social, administrative and legal institutions and ideas, and the road that was travelled to create them. The book is divided into eight chapters: Institutions and Ideas; Land; Commerce and Industry; Labour Relations; The Family; Poverty and Education; Accidents; and Crime. This extensively referenced analysis of modern social and legal history will be invaluable to students and teachers of English law, political science, and social history.

Law and Society in England 1750-1950

Explores why minor slights to certain kinds of gentlemen led to duels in order for honour to be satisfied, and how such ideas about honour changed over time.

The Duel and the English Gentleman, 1750-1850

A Polite Exchange of Bullets

The most exalted image of Jesus Christ, the symbol of His Second Coming, has been overlooked during the last 2,000 years of biblical research. Now, from the pages of Zechariah, Isaiah, Daniel and others, this remarkable symbol of the Messiah is revealed. Through this symbol of Jesus Christ you will find the key to unlock a 5,000 year mystery regarding the Ark of the Covenant, Ancient Egypt, and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. In addition, you will find: What role the Tower of Babel will play in the coming New World Order, The image of the Ark of the Covenant that is on the U.S. currency, The imagery behind the Mark of the Beast and the Abomination that causes Desolation, A miracle of global proportions that will occur in Jerusalem at the return of Jesus Christ, and more.

The Third Tower of Babel

Executions have played a crucial – if grisly and controversial – part in British history and provided the bloody climax to many a life, from Mary, Queen of Scots, Charles I and Dick Turpin to untold thousands of anonymous wretches whose names are now forgotten. With the help of numerous illustrations, Stephen Banks details the history of formal execution in Britain, examining the fates of the grandest monarchs, the highest-profile gentlemen, the most learned heretics and the most petty of criminals. He looks also at the crowds, spectacle and grim pageantry that surrounded these events, helping us to understand their morbid but undeniable fascination and detailing the process that led to capital punishment's abolition in Britain.

1500–1964

The British Execution

A duel could result from any challenge to a gentleman's honour, from minor insult to major accusation. At a prearranged time, two men at odds would meet, armed either with swords or pistols, to engage in a formal and sometimes fatal exchange. Gentlemen considered it their prerogative to fight, despite the illegality of duelling, and figures as prominent as the Duke of Wellington and Georges Clemenceau defended their honour in this way. Why did participants flout the law, what codes were followed, what were the changing roles of the seconds, and what were the consequences for victims and victors? Stephen Banks answers these questions and examines the evolution from Norman trials-by-combat to the formalised duel, analysing the custom's decline in England by Victorian times and its final disppearance from Europe by the twentieth century.

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