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This unique overview of london crime covers an enormous chronological span, from Roman London to the present, and deals with topics from the Adams Gang to the Kray brothers. There are entries on famous (or infamous) criminals and criminal gangs, on leading judges and advocates, on famous murder cases, on great detectives in fiction and in fact, on methods of punishment, on prisons, on public disorder - all of London's underworld history is here. With over 3,000 entries and more than 100 black and white illustrations, The Encyclopedia of London Crime is an ideal reference tool and a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to browse through the history of London's colourful and immensely rich darker side.

The Encyclopedia of London Crime & Vice is a richly entertaining and informative history of folly and infamy in the capital. With more than 700 entries and 100 illustrations it tells the stories of highwaymen and hermaphrodites, perverts and poisoners, forgers and fences, murderers and madams, rakes and rookeries. This unique overview of London crime covers an enormous chronological span, from Roman London to the present, and deals with topics from the Adams Gang to the Kray brothers.

At a time when there were almost no career openings for women a group of intrepid and gifted females scaled the heights of what was literally a man's world - they became bawds. Mother Clap - women bawds were often known as Mother - ran male brothels, or Molly Houses. Elizabeth Holland had an immense moated mansion built on Bankside and for thirty years entertained the aristocracy, including royalty. When troops attempted to stop her trade and eject her from the house, she and her girls drove them off. The Georgian bawd Charlotte Hayes held a 'Cyprian Fete' at which gentlemen 'of the highest breeding' first watched athletic young men copulating with nubile whores and then joined in themselves. Fergus Linnane reveals the other side of London's years of pomp and splendour, painting a vivid picture of the bawds, their girls and their clients. Madams is fresh and original, offering humour, insight and a very candid view of the sexual behaviour of Londoners through the ages.