The course will cover the famous trials of Marshall Hall such as the Camden Town murder and the Seddons. It will also analyse new developments like the coming of women jurors, and putting defendants in the dock. Lastly it will examine Hall's private life and film star status in Edwardian England. No legal knowledge needed. Reading: E. Lustgarden ‘The Defenders’, T. Grant ‘Court Number One’, S. Smith ‘Marshall Hall. A Law unto Himself’.