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A History of London's Prisons by Geoffrey Howse is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A History of London's Prisons about?
London has had more prisons than any other British city. The City's 'gates' once contained prisons but probably the most notorious of all was Newgate, which stood for over 700 years. The eleventh century Tower of London was used as a prison for a variety of high profile prisoners from Sir Thomas More to the Krays. Discover the background of a variety of historic places of incarceration such as The Clink, the King's Bench Prison; and debtors prisons such as the Fleet Prison and the Marshalsea. In
Who reads A History of London's Prisons?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Geoffrey Howse
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781845631345
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- True Crime, Political Science, Crime
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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