Volume 56:
edited by Eric Stockdale (1977)
This history of Bedford Prison is told through the story of the family of gaolers who ran it for many years and the contributions of five men closely associated with the prison.
To the account of John Bunyan’s trial and imprisonment ...
Volume 61:
by Eric Stockdale (1982)
These five essays on issue of law and order grew out of the author’s earlier research on local crime for his book on Bedford Prison (BHRS vol. 56).
The first essay recounts the riots following the enactment of the Militia Act ...
Volume 50:
edited by AIan F. Cirket (1971)
The notebooks kept by Samuel Whitbread II of Southill (1764-1815) are a rare survival, recording in detail the cases he handled in his capacity as a Justice - or Magistrate - for the County. The original notebooks are difficult to ...
Volume 44:
edited by Joyce Godber (1965)
The development of hunts in Bedfordshire is recounted in the introduction and through transcriptions of documents from several collections in Bedfordshire Archives. The documents relate to private hunts (1708-1797) and to the Oakley hunt (1795-1920). They include the hound book ...