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Researching with English Legal Records: some tips on getting started
By Laura Flannigan (@LFlannigan17) The vast archives produced by the English legal system are some of our most valuable materials for legal, political, social, and family histories. Issuing from national and local courts, from common, ecclesiastical, and equitable jurisdictions, and covering civil and criminal law, they offer a window into the lives of ordinary people and…
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Victim Personal Statements: Are We Restoring a Wrong Right?
By Kevin Bendesky Beginning in the 1960s, the Victims’ Rights Movement had profound impacts on English law. One result, Victim Personal Statements (VPS), raised the important question of whether the victim should have the chance to say how the crime affected them. A VPS happens after the adjudication of guilt, but before the sentence is…
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23. The Bayeux Tapestry of 1886
By Stephanie Brown (@StephEmmaBrown) The Bayeux Tapestry depicts one of the most famous moments in British history – the Norman Invasion of 1066 and the climactic Battle of Hastings. In comic-strip style, it tells the tale of Harold II of England and William the Conqueror. Enough words, however, have been written about these men. This…
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