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British Prostitution
Created by
Johnathan Carson
⟶ Updated 5 Nov 2019 ⟶
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Timelines by
Johnathan Carson
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Naked Rambler timeline
25 Oct 2019
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western pirates
22 Nov 2019
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Lawlessness overview
22 Nov 2019
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Somali Pirates
20 Nov 2019
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Land based lawlessness
27 Oct 2019
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Chinese opium smuggling
5 Nov 2019
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Body Snatching
26 Oct 2019
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Chinese Piracy
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Events
Criminal Law Amendment Act: Raised the age of consent to 17 (having sex with a girl under 17 was illegal)(1885)
1824 Vagrancy Act is passed: It is illegal for a common prostitute to wander in the public streets or highways or to behave in a riotous or indecent manner
The Contagious Disease Act is repealed (1886)
Parliament raises the age of consent to 13 (misdemeanor under 13yrs old) and a felony for under 10yrs old (for unmarried girls) (1875)
Periods
British Parliament passed the Contagious Disease Acts First laws in Britain directed at prostitutes, made to prevent STD’s by regulating their behavior “Any woman who is suspected of being a prostitute could be arrested and subjected to a medical examination” (1864, 1866, 1869)
