Rulers of the county: The magistracy and the challenge of local government c. 1790-1834
(2020)
Journal Article
Wallis, R. (2020). Rulers of the county: The magistracy and the challenge of local government c. 1790-1834. Local Historian, 50(2), 92-107
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‘We do not come here...to inquire into grievances; we come here to decide law’: Prosecuting Swing in Norfolk and Somerset 1829-1832 (2010)
Journal Article
Wallis, R. (2010). ‘We do not come here...to inquire into grievances; we come here to decide law’: Prosecuting Swing in Norfolk and Somerset 1829-1832. Southern History, 32, 159-175The repressive sentences handed down by the Special Commissions in the wake of the Swing disturbances, have somewhat eclipsed the prosecution of offenders at county quarter sessions and regular Assize courts. In neglecting this avenue of research, we... Read More about ‘We do not come here...to inquire into grievances; we come here to decide law’: Prosecuting Swing in Norfolk and Somerset 1829-1832.