HIST 3130 Lecture Notes - Pickpocketing, Bsc Young Boys, Bloody Code
27 Nov 2013
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Peachums murder macheath for money and gets put in newgate. criminal rings focused on things with lots of value while individual people stole individual things they wanted. protecting private property was one of the main aims behind the bloody code and theft was the most commonly prosecuted offence at the old bailey in the 18th century. Attitudes to theft were impacted by: changes in charity from 1740, population growth from 1750s, post-industrial growth from the 1760s which led to poverty all of these rose theft and changed attitudes. economy of makeshifts an idea that stated this is how people survived from keeping a private garden to sell things, theft, looking after other people"s children, etc. to survive. More members of the poor instead focused on theft to meet ends meet. 1750s population began to increase as the 1700-1750 focus on population growth. By the 1750s there was a focus on population growth and restricting it.
