Court Number One, the Old Bailey : the trials and scandals that shocked modern Britain / Thomas Grant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grant, Thomas (Barrister), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal law--England--London--Cases.

Criminal law.

Trials--England--London--History--20th century.

Trials.

Trials--England--London--History--21st century.

Great Britain. Central Criminal Court--History.

Great Britain.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain. Central Criminal Court--History.

Physical Description:

440 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), plans ; 20 cm

Other Title:

Court Number One, the Old Bailey.

Place of Publication:

London : John Murray, 2020.

Summary:

The principal criminal court of England, historically reserved for the most serious and high-profile trials, 'Court Number One' opened its doors in 1907 after the building of the 'new' Old Bailey. In the decades that followed it witnessed the trials of the most famous and infamous defendants of the 20th century. It was here that the likes of Madame Fahmy, Lord Haw Haw, John Christie, Ruth Ellis, George Blake (and his unlikely jailbreakers, Michael Randle and Pat Pottle), Jeremy Thorpe and Ian Huntley were defined in history, alongside a wide assortment of other traitors, lovers, politicians, psychopaths, spies, con men and - of course - the innocent.

Notes:

First published 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781473651630

1473651638

OCLC:

1232530517

Publisher Number:

90101703020