Guest author Arianna Tozzi, Early Career Fellow at the John Rylands in 2024-2025, writes about the role of botanical innovations in developing the high-quality cottons used in textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution
Guest author Dr Roseanna Kettle, Early Career Fellow at the John Rylands in 2024-2025, writes about the satirical work by William Gifford on the topic of gaslight technology in Georgian London
Dr Imogen Knox explores the reputation of the Newgate prison minister and public attitudes surrounding the treatment of criminals condemned to die.
By Dr Kamran Karimullah, Lecturer in Islamic Thought at the University of Manchester
Authors: Jon Davies, Rose Broad, Michelle CoralloDepartment of Criminology, University of ManchesterContact: jonathan.davies-4@manchester.ac.uk Last year, we supported a number of projects thatContinue Reading