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- In England, a court formerly held before the steward and the knight marshal of the royal household, originally to hear cases between the monarch's servants, but afterwards with wider jurisdiction.
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For over 500 years (at least from 1329 until its closure in 1842) the prison housed those convicted of subversion, sailors who had mutinied, those accused of piracy and, above all, debtors who failed to pay their debts. In Victorian England, people could be jailed indefinitely for nonpayment of debt.
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The Marshalsea (1373–1842) was a notorious prison in Southwark, just south of the River Thames. Although it housed a variety of prisoners—including men accused of crimes at sea and political figures charged with sedition —it became known, in particular, for its incarceration of the poorest of London's debtors. [ 1 ]
Nov 28, 2008 · A small area in the Marshalsea was reserved for a range of seamen who’d been convicted of crimes against Naval discipline, refusing to obey orders. And also, for people who’d committed offences...
In London, William Dorrit, imprisoned as a debtor, has been a resident of Marshalsea debtors' prison for over twenty years. He has three children: Edward (known as Tip), Fanny and Amy. The youngest daughter, Amy, was born in the prison and is affectionately known as Little Dorrit.
Oct 15, 2008 · Aged 12, Dickens was sent to work at a boot-blacking factory when his father was imprisoned in Marshalsea debtors prison. His father owed £40 - the same amount as Edward, Amy Dorrit's brother....
Mar 14, 2022 · The Marshalsea Prison of John Dickens and William Dorrit 1811-1842. The medieval Marshalsea Prison dated from the 14th century. In 1811 the decaying prison was torn down and a new Marshalsea was built a few blocks further down Borough High Street.
Nov 19, 2020 · By the 18th and 19th centuries, thousands of people were incarcerated in this manner in Britain, and the inmates of a number of prisons – including the Fleet and the Marshalsea in London – were exclusively debtors. What kinds of people served time in these prisons? Debt was a classless crime.
