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Professor Amanda Vickery presents dramatised extracts from gripping Old Bailey court cases from the 18th century and discusses with fellow historians what they reveal about the period

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Series 2 Whose Law Is It Anyway?

4/4 Amanda Vickery asks whether ordinary people got a fair trial in the 18th century.

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Series 2 Servants

3/4 Amanda Vickery uses court cases to explore the lives of servants in the 18th century.

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Series 2 Sexual Subcultures

2/4 Amanda Vickery uses court cases to explore the lives of gay men in the 18th century.

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Series 2 Whose Law Is It Anyway?

4/4 Amanda Vickery asks whether ordinary people got a fair trial in the 18th century.

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Wed 17 Aug 2011 21:30 BBC Radio 4

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