the Old Bailey trials that defined modern Britain Grant, Thomas (Barrister) creator author. text bibliography enk 2019 2019 monographic eng

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438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Part I. Spectacle -- The Camden Town Murder : R v Wood (1907) -- 'The cult of the clitoris' : R v Billing (1918) -- Part II. Glamour -- Unnatural practices : R v Fahmy (1923) -- Poor little rich girl : R v. Barney (1932) -- Part III. War -- Haw-haw : R v Joyce (1945) -- Part IV. 'Christie done it' : R v Evans (1950) -- 'It is obvious that when I shot him I intended to kill him' : R v Ellis (1955) -- Part V. Politics -- 'Equipment for a spy' : R v Martelli (1963) -- 'Trial of the century' : R v Thorpe (1979) -- 'No apologies and no regrets' : R v Randle and Pottle (1991) -- Part VI. Grief -- 'There is no greater task for the criminal justice system than to protect the vulnerable' : R v Huntley and Carr (2003) -- Appendix I. The Old Bailey : a brief history from 1907 -- Appendix II. The criminal trial / by His Honour Judge Edward Bindloss. Thomas Grant. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk-en Great Britain. Central Criminal Court History Trials England London History 20th century Trials England London History 21st century Criminal law England London Cases KD370 .G73 2019 345.42101 GRA 9781473651616 1473651611 2019458806 UKMGB 181102 20231005154236.0 21412579 eng