Browsing by Subject "London"
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Left on the spindle: correspondence from unwed mothers to the London Foundling Hospital, 1857-1872.
(2018)1. Statement of the Problem or Issue - Unwed mothers in Victorian London had very few options for how to care for their children. Women who had children admitted to the London Foundling Hospital (FH) agreed to sever their ... -
Policing in 18th century England : the rise and fall of the thief-taker, 1680-1730.
(2016)Examines why England and subsequently other English speaking countries were reluctant to adopt a governmental police force to reduce crime, hypothesizing that the establishment of Thief-takers as a governmentally backed ...