newgate

the romantic history of Newgate: topos

contemporaneous depictions

May 8, 2023 •

the romantic history of Newgate: foundations

In the most recent newsletter in this series, I wrote about the history of legal punishment in England. Newgate as a discrete location is even older…

Mar 2, 2023 •

the romantic history of Newgate: underpinnings

This is part II of a larger project I am doing on the history of Newgate Prison in romance novels. The final product of the project will be a much…

Feb 14, 2023 •

the romantic history of Newgate: introductions

If someone’s only point of reference for historical romance was Jane Austen as the ur-text and maybe Bridgerton as the legacy, they might be surprised…

Jan 10, 2023 •

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