Isbn: 9781527634848 - a collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in scotland: from a. d. 1536, to 1784, with historical and critical remarks (classic reprint) (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a diverse collection of infamous treason, murder, and other notorious trials held before the High Court of Justiciary between 1536 and 1785. The trials that make up this collection have been carefully selected to represent the most pivotal moments in Scottish legal history, reflecting the nation's journey through centuries of social, political, and cultural change. The trials featured spanned dramatic tales of alleged high treason and regicide, brutal murders and bloody clan feuds, and even accusations of witchcraft and necromancy. Each account of these trials is presented with the utmost fidelity to the original court records, offering tantalizing glimpses of human nature's most sinister impulses from an era when the delicate balance between justice and injustice was often decided by the fickle finger of fate. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…