Norfolk

Accidental Death in Nineteenth Century Norwich

Everyday perils revealed in Norwich coroners' inquests, 1800–1835.

Analyses Norwich coroners' inquests, 1800–1835, to show how people died by misadventure: clothing catching fire, drowning, horse and cart accidents, machinery entanglement, and collapses in marl and gravel pits. The records illuminate everyday risks for children and adults alike.

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