tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post897718109920381261..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: "The Law of the Wise": Some Corporal and Capital Punishments of the Old BaileyDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-81692602565497747382015-03-31T14:56:07.898-07:002015-03-31T14:56:07.898-07:00I wrote in my more detail on my own site about Def...I wrote in my more detail on my own site about Defoe and will be delving into transportation in a forthcoming post. Thank you for reading!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-78662849667414056142015-03-31T14:50:55.593-07:002015-03-31T14:50:55.593-07:00I had heard about Daniel Defoe and the flowers. Mi...I had heard about Daniel Defoe and the flowers. Mind you, he was always on the run from his creditors and nobody came to his funeral. I believe that at one stage, in the 19th century, women were more likely to be transported than men because there weren't enough women to keep male convicts happy in Australia. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-10612841404784132372015-03-31T08:12:50.208-07:002015-03-31T08:12:50.208-07:00Thank you for reading; very grim indeed, with yet ...Thank you for reading; very grim indeed, with yet more to come...Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-67775253072063443162015-03-31T07:11:15.015-07:002015-03-31T07:11:15.015-07:00Fascinating, but so grim! I suppose things are a b...Fascinating, but so grim! I suppose things are a better now, but there is still so much cruelty in the world. I was horrified of what I learned of punishments during the 17th century, too. I simply do not know how people survived the pain and suffering of those eras.RADayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340243972875422944noreply@blogger.com