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From the Archives: Tough terms for female convicts
Birmingham Mail
HISTORY is littered with tales of men committing crimes, from Dick Turpin to Jack the Ripper. But newly released files from the National Archives show women in Victorian Birmingham were no strangers to the courts. The fascinating records ...
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