Newgate

Newgate: London's prototype of hell

by Halliday, Stephen

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There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth century, it became a legendary place - the inspiration for more poems, plays and novels than any other building in London. It was a place of cruelty and wretchedness, at various times holding Dick Turpin, Titus Oates, Daniel Defoe, Jack Sheppard and Casanova. Because prisons were privately run, any time spent in prison had to be paid for b…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Newgate : London's prototype of hell / Stephen Halliday.

Summary

There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth century, it became a legendary place - the inspiration for more poems, plays and novels than any other building in London. It was a place of cruelty and wretchedness, at various times holding Dick Turpin, Titus Oates, Daniel Defoe, Jack Sheppard and Casanova. Because prisons were privately run, any time spent in prison had to be paid for by the prisoner. Housing varied from a private cell with a cleaning woman and a visiting prostitu.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):History Press
  • Place of Publication:Stroud
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (306 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780752495552, 0752495550
  • oclc:ocn841911463
  • LC Classification:HV9650.L7
  • Dewey Decimal:365.9421

Table of Contents

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface: Newgate in the English Penal System; One: The Heinous Gaol of Newgate; Two: An Abode of Misery and Despair; Three: The Bloody Code; Four: Catching the Criminals; Five: After the Riots; Six: The Reformers; Seven: Newgate in Literature: Final Days; Notes; Bibliography.

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Subjects

Crime Crime -- History. -- England England -- London History London (England) -- Social conditions Newgate (Prison : London, England) Prisons Prisons -- Histoire. -- Angleterre Prisons -- History. -- England Social conditions SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology

Writers

Halliday, Stephen

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