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A Fiery & Furious People: A History of Violence in England

*Chosen as a Book of the Year by The Times, History Today and the Sunday Telegraph*’˜Wonderfully entertaining, comprehensive and astute.’™ The Times’˜Genuinely hard to put down.’™ BBC History MagazineFrom murder to duelling, highway robbery to mugging: the darker side of English life explored.Spanning some seven centuries, A Fiery & Furious People traces the subtle shifts that have taken place both in the nature of violence and in people’™s attitudes to it. How could football be regarded at one moment as a raucous pastime that should be banned, and the next as a respectable sport that should be encouraged? When did the serial killer first make an appearance? What gave rise to particular types of violent criminal – medieval outlaws, Victorian garrotters ‘“ and what made them dwindle and then vanish? Above all, Professor James Sharpe hones in on a single, fascinating question: has the country that has experienced so much turmoil naturally prone to violence or are we, in fact, becoming a gentler nation?’˜Wonderful . . . A fascinating and rare example of a beautifully crafted scholarly work.’™ Times Higher Education’˜Sweeping and ambitious . . . A humane and clear-eyed guide to a series of intractable and timely questions.’™ Observer’˜Deeply researched, thoughtfully considered and vividly written . . . Read it.’™ History Today’˜Magisterial . . . The outlaw’™s song has surely never been better rendered.’™ Times Literary

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