Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment
In a four-part series, Tony Robinson goes on a fascinating and sometimes bizarre journey to discover the origins of our laws and what we do to people when they break them. From trials by boiling water, through the decapitation of a king, to the emergence of our modern democracy, it is a journey that starts two thousand years ago and remains unfinished today.
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The Rule of Rules
Professor of law, Garry Slapper, charts the history of law from the rule of rulers to the rule of rules.
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Title image: King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede (detail). Engraved by Davenport and drawn by T H Jones.
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