01:202:203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Clink, Pillory, Itv News London
24 Jan 2017
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Open until 9 p. m, six pounds for entry. Poverty and incarceration go hand in hand. A cheap whore can get you off, but not a cheap lawyer. London is the most rat infested city in europe. Prisoners had to beg in order to survive, the cells had grates and people begged and some walked by and gave them spare change. People brought food clothing and fuel to the gratings. Henry vii left 300 pounds for the poor people indebted. Used large sharp objects to round up thieves on horses. The pillory: for minor offenses, many died from starvation or being hit by stones and having their ears nailed to the wood. Rotating pillory was installed upon southwark st, can hold up to 4 criminals at a time. they"d try to run away to avoid getting hit and would get dragged around town as punishment.
