C.J.Cairns
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Magical Plants for the WitchA brief look at some of the most well known plants, their association with gods and what they were used for. Why were some of these plants considered spiritual?
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Women, Medicine and WitchcraftAn article on women as healers and how their position in society was reduced to a criminal. Witchcraft and women as healers.
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Hard Labour in the Victorian Prison,The Victorians adopted a form of punishment known as 'useless' hard labour. In an attempt to establish a good work ethic among their prison population, prisoners were forced to carry out mind numbing, tiring labour.
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The Coggeshall Gang: A Brutal Victorian Gang Holds Coggeshall to Ransom.This is an article about the events between 1847 to 1850, it is the true story of a gang preyed on the village of Coggeshall and the surrounding parishes.
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Burying the Dead and the History of FuneralsA brief history on funerals and laying out the dead in England from Roman to the Victorians.
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The History of the British Legal System and the Solicitor's and Barrister's ProfessionThis is a brief article on how the British Legal System evolved from the c16th to the c20th. Discussing Treason and assorted punishments for moral crimes.
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Seventeenth and 18th Century British Debtors Prison: The CompterWhat happened to those who did not pay their debts during the 17th and 18th century? Also included in this article is a brief translation of the criminal slang used in London during this period.
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Procedures in the Criminal Justice SystemThis is a brief overview of the criminal justice system in England. It explains the process in which an individual is identified, indicted and convicted.
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The Endangered Monkey-eating Eagle of the PhilippinesThe endangered Monkey-eating eagle of the Philippines continues to fight for it survival. Deforestation and poaching are hitting the few left in the wild hard. Will the conservation program work?