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London Shocks: A comparative analysis of urban political institutions and their responses through fire, pollution, and war (2024)
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Dyball, R. London Shocks: A comparative analysis of urban political institutions and their responses through fire, pollution, and war. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4706378

The modern history of London, and ultimately its transformation into a global or world city, can be told through its transformative shocks. Here, the focus will be on the Great Fire of 1666, the Great Stink of 1858, and the Blitz of the Second World... Read More about London Shocks: A comparative analysis of urban political institutions and their responses through fire, pollution, and war.

Women in the courts: crime, punishment and charity in nineteenth century Hull (2019)
Thesis
Chilman, J. Women in the courts: crime, punishment and charity in nineteenth century Hull. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4269920

This is a study about the responses of the law courts, police and social reformers in Kingston upon Hull in the nineteenth century to the ‘problem’ of female sexual immorality, crime and deviance, uncovering the considerable concerns and gendered ide... Read More about Women in the courts: crime, punishment and charity in nineteenth century Hull.