Böcker av Sarah Tarlow

This volume offers a range of case studies and reflections on aspects of death and burial in post-medieval Europe.

Starting with a consideration of the criminal corpse in the medieval and early modern periods, chapters go on to review the histories of criminal justice, of medical history and of gibbeting under the Murder Act, and ends with some discussion of the afterlives of the corpse, in literature, folklore and in contemporary medical ethics.

Focusing particularly on the period 1752-1832, this book provides a summary of the historical evidence, the factual history of gibbetting which explores the locations of gibbets, the material technologies involved in hanging in chains, and the actual process from erection to eventual collapse.

The Familiar Past draws together current interpretative work in Britain, explicitly influenced by recent methodological and theoretical developments.