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The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674 to 1834

A fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court.

Now contains 53,000 trials, from April 1674 to December 1799

New! 1674-1714 Trials Posted • Project Timetable • Tales from the Old Bailey: Conference Information • Cybrarian Project Award Winner

The Proceedings at the Sessions of the Peace, and Oyer and Terminer, for the City of London' (October 1731)

George Whalley, accused of murdering his wife, claimed he was overcome by her aggravating behaviour. Read more...

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Project Directors: Tim Hitchcock and Robert Shoemaker.

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