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Transportation
Convicted For This
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The
late 17th and 18th Century England saw a tremendous increase in
the number of persons jailed, as an establishment upper class
struggled to maintain order and their own position. Their
actions were largely targeted towards the lower classes and
unemployed . The same process was also used to remove political
enemies. |
Sentenced To
This
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Below is an pen and ink
drawing of the inside of one of the ship hulks, which were kept
floating in the river Thames for convicts and 'transportees'
who waited to be shipped to Australia. |
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