Crimes and criminals in industrial Britain (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Smuggling definition
Smuggling definition
Secret trade in goods to avoid customs duties
Golden age of smuggling in Britain
Golden age of smuggling in Britain
18th century
Welsh smuggling location near Swansea
Welsh smuggling location near Swansea
Brandy Cove
Tea tax reduction year & rates
Tea tax reduction year & rates
1784: 119% to 12%
Active smugglers by mid-18th century
Active smugglers by mid-18th century
20,000
Typical smuggling gang size
Typical smuggling gang size
About 100 members
Footpad definition
Footpad definition
Robber on foot who robbed travellers on foot
Highwayman definition
Highwayman definition
Robber on horseback, worked alone or small groups
Dick Turpin execution year
Dick Turpin execution year
1739
Highwayman catchphrase
Highwayman catchphrase
Stand and deliver!
Frame Breaking Act year & penalty
Frame Breaking Act year & penalty
1812, death penalty for machine breaking
Rookeries locations in London
Rookeries locations in London
St. Giles and King Street
Most common theft in industrial towns
Most common theft in industrial towns
Pickpocketing
Jack the Ripper killings period
Jack the Ripper killings period
1880s
Jack the Ripper's 'evil square mile'
Jack the Ripper's 'evil square mile'
Whitechapel, Aldgate and Spitalfields