Drummer Major James Spens: letters from a common soldier abroad, 1617-1632 (2015)
Journal Article
Talbott, S. (2015). Drummer Major James Spens: letters from a common soldier abroad, 1617-1632. Northern Studies, 47, 76-101

Identity concealed or revealed?: the use of photography in the Victorian criminal justice system (2015)
Presentation / Conference
(2015, August). Identity concealed or revealed?: the use of photography in the Victorian criminal justice system. Presented at British Association of Victorian Studies, Leeds

Photography promised 'an enhanced mastery of nature' and was adopted by the police and prison services as a means of identifying suspects who endeavoured to conceal their names and previous convictions. The end of transportation to the colonies was p... Read More about Identity concealed or revealed?: the use of photography in the Victorian criminal justice system.