John E. Archer – 'By a Flash and a Scare' Arson, Animal Maiming, and Poaching in East Anglia 1815-1870

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[Clarendon Press 1990]

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'By a Flash and a Scare' illuminates the darker side of rural life in the nineteenth century. Flashpoints such as the Swing Riots have long attracted the attention of historians, but here John E. Archer focuses on the persistent war waged in the countryside, analysing the prevailing climate of unrest, discontent, and desperation.

In this detailed and scholarly study, based on intensive research among the local records of Norfolk and Suffolk, Dr Archer identifies and examines the three most serious crimes of protest in the countryside — arson, animal maiming, and poaching. He shows how rural society in East Anglia was shaped by terror and oppression in equal measure. Crime and protest were an integral part of the ordinary life of the rural poor. 'By a Flash and a Scare' dispels any lingering notions of a 'green and pleasant land', and makes an important contribution to our understanding of life in the nineteenth century countryside.

Contents

PREFACE
MAPS
ABBREVIATIONS

1. An Introduction to Rural Protest
The Categorization of Rural Crime
Crime in the Countryside
2. The Farm Labourer: Work and Wages
3. The Labouring Community and the Relief of Poverty: 'A Class Which Has Something to Lose'
4. Incendiarism: Annual Survey 1815-1834
Introduction
Incendiarism: A New Expression of Grievance
Annual Summary — 1815-1819
The 1820s
The Swing Years 1830-1833
5. Incendiarism: Annual Survey 1835-1870
1835-1841: The Introduction of the New Poor Law
The 1840s
The Mid-century Depression 1849-1852
The Era of High Farming 1853-1870
6. Incendiarism: An Analysis
The Location and Timing of Incendiary Attacks
Prices, Wages, and Unemployment
Mechanization and Incendiarism
Incendiarism and the Poor Laws
Incendiarism and Rural Crime
Victims of Incendiarism
Protection and Detection
Why Incendiarism?
7. The Myth and Reality of the Incendiary
Introduction
The Myth
The Reality
8. Animal Maiming: 'A Fiendish Outrage'?
9. The Poaching War: 'The Great Attraction'
Introduction
The Poacher
Policing and Detection
Protest and Poaching
10. Conclusion

BIBLIOGRAPHY
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SUBJECT INDEX
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