Her broader, continuing research looks at 18th-century art, as well as British and German philosophy. John works on English Renaissance drama and English Renaissance and Early-Modern poetry in general ...

Executions continued to be carried out publicly in the 18th century, mostly outside Newgate Prison in London. After 1783, a swifter method of execution was used, with the removal of a platform ...

Minor theft and, to a lesser extent, violent crime continued to be the main crimes committed in the 18th century. However, the start of the Industrial Revolution led to new crimes associated with ...