R B Shoemaker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3980366 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R B Shoemaker |
| GIVEN NAMES | R B |
| FAMILY NAME | Shoemaker |
| SIGNATURE | SHOEMAKER R B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Informal Justice in England and Wales, 1760–1914, by Stephen Banks
Crime and Law in England, 1750-1840: Remaking Justice from the Margins
How was the criminal law in practice ‘made’ in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Instead of the familiar focus on parliamentary legislation and case law generated by the high courts, this collection of essays, based on extensive empirical research conducted by the author over more than two decades, examines the decisions taken by prosecutors, juries, and judges in a wide range of courts and legal contexts all over the country (with particu…
Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland
Journal Article Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland Get access Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland, by Anne-Marie Kilday (Woodbridge: Boydell P., for the Royal Historical Soc., 2007; pp. 183. £50). Robert B. Shoemaker Robert B. Shoemaker University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXIII, Issue 503, August 2008, Pages 1047–1048, …
Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion, 1780-1830
Journal Article Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion, 1780–1830 Get access Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion, 1780–1830, by Deirdre Palk (Woodbridge: Boydell P., for the Royal Historical Soc., 2006; pp. 202. £45). Robert B. Shoemaker Robert B. Shoemaker University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXIII, Issue 502, June 2008, Pages 763–764, https://doi…
Unfortunate Objects: Lone Mothers in Eighteenth-Century London
The mid- to late-eighteenth century witnessed an extraordinary outbreak of institutional support for motherhood in London. Stimulated by populationist concerns as well as humanitarian and social motives, the Foundling Hospital opened in 1741, and seven charities providing lying-in care were founded between 1747 and 1765. While historians have assumed that the Foundling Hospital, as well as three of the lying-in hospitals, was particularly intende…
The Decline of Public Insult in London 1660-1800
THE DECLINE OF PUBLIC INSULT IN LONDON 1660–1800* Robert B. Shoemaker Robert B. Shoemaker University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar *I would like to thank Tim Meldrum for many fruitful discussions during the early stages of this research, and Wendy Bracewell, Christopher Brooks, Laura Gowing, Tim Hitchcock and Harriet Jones for helpful comments on a draft of this article. I am also grateful t…
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access ROBERT B. SHOEMAKER ROBERT B. SHOEMAKER University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXIII, Issue 453, September 1998, Pages 1001–1002, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXIII.453.1001 Published: 01 September 1998
The Decline of Public Insult in London 1660-1800
THE DECLINE OF PUBLIC INSULT IN LONDON 1660–1800* Robert B. Shoemaker Robert B. Shoemaker University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar *I would like to thank Tim Meldrum for many fruitful discussions during the early stages of this research, and Wendy Bracewell, Christopher Brooks, Laura Gowing, Tim Hitchcock and Harriet Jones for helpful comments on a draft of this article. I am also grateful t…
Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland
Journal Article Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland Get access Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland, by Anne-Marie Kilday (Woodbridge: Boydell P., for the Royal Historical Soc., 2007; pp. 183. £50). Robert B. Shoemaker Robert B. Shoemaker University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXIII, Issue 503, August 2008, Pages 1047–1048, …
Crime and Law in England, 1750-1840: Remaking Justice from the Margins
How was the criminal law in practice ‘made’ in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Instead of the familiar focus on parliamentary legislation and case law generated by the high courts, this collection of essays, based on extensive empirical research conducted by the author over more than two decades, examines the decisions taken by prosecutors, juries, and judges in a wide range of courts and legal contexts all over the country (with particu…
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access ROBERT B. SHOEMAKER ROBERT B. SHOEMAKER University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXIII, Issue 453, September 1998, Pages 1001–1002, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXIII.453.1001 Published: 01 September 1998
The Decline of Public Insult in London 1660-1800
THE DECLINE OF PUBLIC INSULT IN LONDON 1660–1800* Robert B. Shoemaker Robert B. Shoemaker University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar *I would like to thank Tim Meldrum for many fruitful discussions during the early stages of this research, and Wendy Bracewell, Christopher Brooks, Laura Gowing, Tim Hitchcock and Harriet Jones for helpful comments on a draft of this article. I am also grateful t…
Unfortunate Objects: Lone Mothers in Eighteenth-Century London
The mid- to late-eighteenth century witnessed an extraordinary outbreak of institutional support for motherhood in London. Stimulated by populationist concerns as well as humanitarian and social motives, the Foundling Hospital opened in 1741, and seven charities providing lying-in care were founded between 1747 and 1765. While historians have assumed that the Foundling Hospital, as well as three of the lying-in hospitals, was particularly intende…
Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland
Journal Article Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland Get access Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland, by Anne-Marie Kilday (Woodbridge: Boydell P., for the Royal Historical Soc., 2007; pp. 183. £50). Robert B. Shoemaker Robert B. Shoemaker University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXIII, Issue 503, August 2008, Pages 1047–1048, …
Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion, 1780-1830
Journal Article Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion, 1780–1830 Get access Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion, 1780–1830, by Deirdre Palk (Woodbridge: Boydell P., for the Royal Historical Soc., 2006; pp. 202. £45). Robert B. Shoemaker Robert B. Shoemaker University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXIII, Issue 502, June 2008, Pages 763–764, https://doi…
Crime and Law in England, 1750-1840: Remaking Justice from the Margins
How was the criminal law in practice ‘made’ in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Instead of the familiar focus on parliamentary legislation and case law generated by the high courts, this collection of essays, based on extensive empirical research conducted by the author over more than two decades, examines the decisions taken by prosecutors, juries, and judges in a wide range of courts and legal contexts all over the country (with particu…
Informal Justice in England and Wales, 1760–1914, by Stephen Banks
History (7 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Economic Justice (2 works)