Victorian London's Police Court and Crazy Criminals (19th Century Crime and Punishment)

Police Courts were magnets for criminals from Victorian London's dark streets - known today as a magistrate's court, all the darker side of London life accumulated in legal cases as serious as burglary and highway robbery to an endless stream of lesser law-breaking – false cheques, difficult tenants, theft, drunkenness, quarrels and assault – the complaints and dilemmas of the working class that sought assistance and council from the 'poor man's lawyer,' before appearing to a magistrate for sentencing, himself weary of passing judgement on a never ending tale of human woe.

In a genuine account from 1878 you will discover the characters you could meet in a typical day at the capital's most famous court - Bow Street Police Court, London. Many famous people accused of crimes passed through Bow Street Police Court, often before being committed to central criminal court, including Dr Crippen, William Joyce, Oscar Wilde, as well as Emmeline and Chistabel Pankhurst. In this video, you will learn about the crimes of which some of the everyday people of London were accused and the sentences they received from the magistrate – all the while watched and jeered by a mob baying in the public gallery, betting on how long a prisoner would be 'sent down.'

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Credits: Narration - markmanningmedia.com
CC BY - Bow Street Magistrates Court by Matt Brown
CC BY-SA - Piccadilly Circus London England by Snapshots of the Past; Video from Shire Hall, Monmouth by Richard Symonds
Close Up Shot of Senior Mans Eye as He Smiles Stock Footage by Videvo

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