Victorian era punishment for crime quite baffles us today. What might
be a misdemeanor in our court systems now could have meant a devastating
change in a person's life then if not death, and often for merely trying
to keep from starvation. Read the post HERE (on my other blog) by Prue Batten which is found in the book Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors.
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