Victorian Scandals on Trial

Autor Roger Ede

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_Victorian Scandals on Trial_ investigates the most shocking and revealing cases of the nineteenth century, drawing on contemporary trial records, books, pamphlets and newspaper reports to recreate the dramas that fascinated Victorian society. Adapted and rewritten for a modern audience, these cases expose the rigid moral codes, power… Přejít na celý popis

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_Victorian Scandals on Trial_ investigates the most shocking and revealing cases of the nineteenth century, drawing on contemporary trial records, books, pamphlets and newspaper reports to recreate the dramas that fascinated Victorian society. Adapted and rewritten for a modern audience, these cases expose the rigid moral codes, power structures and prejudices that shaped justice in an era obsessed with reputation, respectability and control.The trials feature famous names and extraordinary lives on both sides of the Atlantic: Oscar Wilde prosecuted at the height of his success; Queen Caroline tried in the House of Lords for immorality and adultery; the architect Stanford White shot by a jealous millionaire; heiresses abducted for their fortunes; editors prosecuted for exposing sexual hypocrisy; wives accused of poisoning their husbands; and young women entangled in lurid murder cases. Alongside aristocrats, politicians and cultural figures are the ordinary men and women whose private lives were exposed in courtrooms to a prurient public hungry for scandal.Interwoven throughout is a striking portrait of Victorian law in action. Defendants were prohibited from giving evidence in their own defence; juries were all-male and verdicts had to be unanimous; separation and divorce was difficult for women and brutally unequal; and women routinely lost their children, liberty and livelihood. With clear commentary and vivid storytelling, _Victorian Scandals on Trial_ shows how these sensational cases illuminate the profound and progressive social and legal changes that continue to shape our understanding of justice today.

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Nakladatel
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Rozměr
156 x 235 x 21
jazyk
angličtina
Vazba
měkká vazba
Hmotnost
326 g
isbn
978-1-03-618512-1
Počet stran
216
datum vydání
14.10.2026
ean
9781036185121

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