Accidents and violent death in early modern London, 1650-1750

Between the mid-seventeenth and mid-eighteenth century more than 15,000 Londoners suffered sudden violent deaths. While this figure includes around 3,000 who were murdered or committed suicide, the vast majority of fatalities resulted from unexplained violent deaths or accidents. In the early modern...

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Main Author: Spence, Craig (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge Rochester, NY The Boydell Press 2016
In: Studies in early modern cultural, political and social history (25)
Edition:First published
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