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A Murderous Midsummer
The fascinating story of the so-called "Prayer Book Rebellion" of 1549 which saw the people of Devon and Cornwall rise up against the Crown The Western Rising of 1549 was the most catastrophic event to occur in Devon and Cornwall between the Black Death and the Civil War. Beginning as an argument between two men and their vicar, the rebellion led to a siege of Exeter, savage battles with Crown forces, and the deaths of 4,000 local men and women. It represents the most determined attempt by ordinary English people to halt the religious reformation of the Tudor period. Mark Stoyle tells the story of the so-called "Prayer Book Rebellion" in full. Correcting the accepted narrative in a number of places, Stoyle shows that the government in London saw the rebels as a real threat. He demonstrates the importance of regional identity and emphasizes that religion was at the heart of the uprising. This definitive account brings to life the stories of the thousands of men and women who acted to defend their faith almost five hundred years ago.
Convicting the Moors Murderers
A true crime account of the arrest, murder trial, conviction and incarceration of Manchester, England’s notorious child murderers. The second book published in this series carries on from where The Moors Murderers left off and continues the horrific story of the crimes perpetrated by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. In this volume, we lean what happened at Brady and Hindley’s trial in 1966. We see how Brady and Hindley turned on David Smith, the seventeen-year-old who witnessed them murder Edward Evans and turned them into the police the following day, by attempting to implicate him in their murders. This led to him being an almost daily victim of assaults by both locals and members of the vi...
Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art
List of members in each volume.
Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art
List of members in each volume.
Police Use of Force under International Law
The first detailed description of when and how the police may use force under the international law of law enforcement.
Human Rights in the Investigation and Prosecution of Crime
A practical analysis of the workings of the criminal law in the context of human rights, dealing systematically with the various stages of investigation, arrest and detention in police custody, court procedure, evidence, sentencing, and appeals.
