"Let Him Have It, Chris!"

For a copy of the task sheet go here. When you reach the page, click on Derek Bentley.
Links to film material on the Derek Bentley case:

Let Him Have It - 1991 feature film on You Tube - for the whole film
Storyline - 1993 documentary following the Home Secretary's refusal to grant a pardon
Storyline continued
Newsnight - BBC2 coverage following the final pardon 1998
Let Him Dangle - song by Elvis Costello about Derek Bentley

Other coverage:
Stephen's Study Room - a very clear account of the story. It is not clear who Stephen Stratford is but his home page takes you to 'References' where he says what sources he has used.
BBC On This Day - Bentley's execution
BBC News 1998 - the pardon
The Death of Iris Bentley
To Encourage the Others - poem by Michael Taylor
Bentley and Craig - song by Ralph McTell

If you want to go deeper into the case of Craig and Bentley, here are some links:

Wikipedia - not always reliable
Bentley's police statement
An article that does not sympathise with Bentley
The hanging of Bentley in the words of the executioner Albert Pierrepoint
The decision of the Court of Appeal 1998
The Guardian reports the pardon 1998
Memorial service for Bentley after the pardon 1999

Investigating the history of capital punishment in this country.
On these pages, click on the documents and images for more information and examples. There are also tasks and games.
Capital Punishment in the UK - Wikipedia
History of Capital punishment - Stephen Stratford's site (see Stephen's Study Room above)
The Middle Ages - read and then click on Capital Punishment
The Early Modern Period - read and then click on The Bloody Code
The Industrial Period 
The 20th century - read and then click on Abolition of Capital Punishment

Why were the police unable to catch Jack the Ripper?

You will find the coursework sources, links to primary evidence and lots more at the

George Mitchell Year 10 wiki

What do you think? Which of these comments do you agree with?

"The police were to blame for the murderer never being caught."

Detection failure.
Police weakness.
Press criticism.
Sir Charles Warren explaining about the graffiti.

"It wasn’t the fault of the police. There were other reasons why the Ripper was never caught."

Why did the Whitechapel murders attract so much attention in 1888?

You will find the coursework sources, links to primary evidence and lots more at the

George Mitchell Year 10 wiki

What do you think? Which of these comments do you agree with?

It’s the fault of the press! Without them the murders would never have caused so much fuss.

You can use these primary sources as evidence:

Press reports worded so as to cause fear.
Images dsigned to attract readers.
A cartoon about all the posters advertising rival papers.
Circulation figures for the Star.
Press coverage of the Polly Nichols murder.
Press coverage of the Mary Kelly murder.
The letters sent to the police - were they written by journalists?

The press are not to blame. They didn’t cause the fuss, they just reported it.

You can use these primary sources as evidence.

The double murder.
The inquest into Catherine Eddowes's murder.
The postmortem on Mary Kelly.
The real enemy is poverty and neglect.

Exam Revision

Click below for the revision notes:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Revision chart with all the key words - the one we used in lessons on Friday.

Key facts

Answering a big mark question.

Revision Sessions

Friday 28th May 3.30-5.30
Friday 11th June 3.30-5.30
Monday 14th June 8.45-3.15 (all day)

The exam is on Tuesday 15th June in the afternoon.

Crime and Punishment quizzes and games

1500-1750 Crime and Punishment

1750-1900 Crime and Punishment


Policing


Prisons

Crime and Punishment Hall of Fame and Infamy

Find out about each of these people. For each one, give a brief reason why that person is important in the history of crime, punishment and policing in Britain.

Jonathan Wild

The Fielding Brothers

John Howard

Elizabeth Fry

Sir Samuel Romilly

Sir Robert Peel