Tag: aggression

Victorian Bournemouth (182)
3rd Period

Victorian Bournemouth (130): Q2 summary

Violence. Servants. Giving. Tourism. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (130) surveys articles written in the second quarter, covering a range of subjects. These included incidences of mob violence, advertising for domestic staff, patterns found in church donations, and developments in the tourist business. Overall, they support a view that Bournemouth had advanced from a resort colony into […]

Victorian Bournemouth (121)
3rd Period

Victorian Bournemouth (118): the Queen’s raid (1881)

Legal approval for illegal violence Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (118) explores a court case reported in close detail concerning forcible entry into a tenanted house by the landlord. It shows high drama occurring in both the event and the court hearing. Genealogical analysis suggests that the event involved a clash between power, exercised by a wealthy […]