Project Gutenberg 2011-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 51 Stephen, Harry Lushington 1860 1945 Stephen, Sir Harry Lushington Stephen, Harry Lushington, Sir, bart. Stephen, H. L. (Harry Lushington) State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 2 (of 2) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Garcia, Delphine Lettau, Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 2 (of 2)" by Harry Lushington Stephen is a historical account compiled in the late 19th century. This work presents a detailed analysis and selection of significant state trials that reflect political and social tensions of its time. The contents include the trials of notable figures, like Lord Russell, which exemplify the struggles between authority and dissent during a tumultuous period in British history. At the start of the volume, the trial of Lord Russell is outlined, showcasing critical events during Charles II's reign. Russell faces charges of high treason for allegedly conspiring to depose the king and inciting rebellion. The opening portion details the proceedings, the witnesses' testimonies, and Russell's defense, illustrating the complexities of the political alliances and conspiracies of the time. It highlights the power dynamics at play, revealing how the legal system was often wielded as a tool of the ruling elite to suppress dissent and maintain control. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Trials -- Great Britain KD Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Law & Criminology 716601 716599 2024-10-16T06:53:04.883085 2023-09-16T12:51:46.735050 text/html text/html 690328 2011-11-22T16:04:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 280644 2011-11-22T16:04:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 394811 2024-10-16T06:53:20.289964 application/epub+zip 405159 2024-10-16T06:53:09.851011 application/epub+zip 278223 2024-10-16T06:53:07.783168 application/epub+zip 799146 2024-10-16T06:53:26.445952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790313 2024-10-16T06:53:18.791014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619015 2022-09-17T11:52:41.594880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539905 539689 2024-10-16T06:53:02.671610 2023-09-16T12:51:44.795068 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 539750 2011-11-22T16:04:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174394 2011-11-22T16:04:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 539743 2011-11-22T16:04:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174366 2011-11-22T16:04:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21121 2024-10-16T06:53:26.588918 application/rdf+xml 23049 2024-10-16T06:53:08.523014 image/jpeg 4829 2024-10-16T06:53:08.153063 image/jpeg 384893 2024-10-16T06:53:04.936054 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog