Mayhem: Post-War Crime and Violence in Britain, 1748-53 by Nicholas Rogers

Mayhem: Post-War Crime and Violence in Britain, 1748-53

The Lewis Walpole Eighteenth-Century Culture and History

Nicholas Rogers

272 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history true crime
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After the end of the War of Austrian Succession in 1748, thousands of unemployed and sometimes unemployable soldiers and seamen found themselves on the streets of London ready to roister the town and steal when necessary. In this fascinating book ...

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