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Crime and punishment in late 18th-early 19th century Scotland: Types of...
In our last two blog posts in our series on crime and punishment we have looked at levels, types, causes and prevention of crime. But, how exactly did parishes in late 18th – early 19th century...
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Crime and punishment in late 18th-early 19th century Scotland: Prisons
This is the last post in our series on crime and punishment in late 18th-early 19th century Scotland, this time focusing on prisons. In the Statistical Accounts there is a lot of fascinating, detailed...
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Contributors to the Old Statistical Account: Reverend John Clunie (1757-1819)
2019 is the 200th anniversary of the death of a number of contributors to the Old Statistical Accounts. This provides a perfect opportunity to discover those who wrote the actual parish reports at the...
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Contributors to the Old Statistical Account: Reverend Doctor James Octavius...
This is the second guest blog post from the independent researcher John Moore, who is writing to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of a number of contributors to the Old Statistical...
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