| News of the Times Short 34   
 | The Time: 1831   
 | The Story: Execution of a murderous boy   
| A huge trial of the time, this tells the story of 1, possibly 2, young boys who plan and murder another young boy.  It was considered highly shocking in its day.
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 | News of the Times Short 58   
 | The Time: 1749   
 | The Story: Extorting money from sodomy accusations   
 | This was so much the thing at the tme that they had to make a law against it.  Basically, someone would accuse a wealthier person of sodomy and attempt to extory money from the accusation.  Interesting news story,     
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News of the Times Short 19  
The Time: 1911  
The Story: What the law allows women in 1911  
 | Women's rights in the UK in 1911. "Few" would be the word that sums it up. It is hard to appreciate this now comparatively, This news piece outlines exactly what rights women have and have not legally in 1911.   

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 News of the Times Short 74
The Time: 1831
The Story: Murder and dismemberment of his pregnant wife
 | This was a really huge case in its day. Yes, there is an evil mistress also involved in this who apparently helped.  
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News of the Times Short 27
The Time: 1870
The Story: The baby farmer serial murderess
 | Quite a famous case still in the UK. For those unfamiliar with the term "Baby Farmer". This was siilar to childcare except that the baby would be left with the baby farmer in exchange for money. Often times the baby / child was never seen by the parent again. This case regards what happened to the babies given into her care.   
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The Time:1869 to 1871
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1869 to 1871

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THE TIME: 1869 TO 1871
Some of the highlights in this edition covering news items between 1869 to 1871 include:  
The execution of Margaret Waters, infamous baby farmer and murderer,  
The child whipped and dragged by a Baronet,  
The brutal mutilation of a girl,  
The cruelty inflicted to farm animals,  
A wealthy lady sent to prison and hard labour  
And so much more!

Hosted by Robin Coles
Produced by Wendy Scotchmer
Stock Picture kindly provided by LSE-Library, from Unsplash
Stock Music kindly provided by George Pauley, from Pond5

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News of the Times Short 61
The Time: 1713
The Story: Charged for cursing Queen Anne
 | Unlike the freedom of speech enjoyed in many countries now, any kind of slander of royalty could lead to whipping, prison, high fines or transportation. This is a story from the papers of just such a case.  
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News of the Times Short 68
The Time: 1889
The Story: Starving a baby
 | A common theme during this time was the number of babies and small children murdered either through starvation or just a lack of care. This story is just one of many found during this time in news archives.   
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News of the Times Short 54
The Time: 1840
The Story: Trolling a funeral
 | A true story of a man who, on his death bed, tries to clear his soul which also involves naming his fellow conspirators. The corresponding impact at his funeral.    
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