Albion's Fatal Tree Crime and Society in Eighteenth-Century England

Leading historians present a fascinating collection of essays on the eighteenth-century legal system and those who passed through it.

Douglas Hay is Professor in Law and History at York University. His books include Criminal Cases on the Crown Side of King’s Bench 1740–1800.

Peter Linebaugh is Professor of History at the University of Toledo. He writes extensively on British history, Irish history, labor history and the history of the colonial Atlantic. His books include The Magna Carta Manifesto, The Many-Headed Hydra and The London Hanged, and he contributes frequently to CounterPunch.

John G. Rule was Professor of History at the University of Southampton until his retirement. He is the author of Albion’s People.

E. P. Thompson was an English historian whose many books include The Making of the English Working Class.

Cal Winslow is Director of the Mendocino Institute and Fellow in Environmental Politics, Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley, and co-editor of Rebel Rank and File.