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9781852855574
In the 1700s, London's streets saw regular outbreaks of rioting by a mob easily stirred by economic grievances, politics or religion. Personal honour was defended by fights or duels. Punishment of crimes was public and endorsed by crowds. This title is a portrait of public life in those times.Shoemaker, Robert B. is the author of 'London Mob Violence and Disorder in Eighteenth-century England', published 2007 under ISBN 9781852855574 and ISBN 1852855576.
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