Archive documents on view
Crime and punishment
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Archive documents on view
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| The fascinating contemporary records from the Powys County Archives shown on these pages tell us a great deal about crimes and the often very ruthless ways in which offendors were dealt with by the authorities in the counties of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire in earlier times. | ||
| The pillory | Transportation | |
| Public whippings | Bastardy | |
| Treatment of women | Profanity | |
| Prison conditions | Prison escapes | |
| Death sentence | Police records | |
| Licensing laws | The town lock-up | |
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