Court & law
Marshalsea Prison
Also called Marshalsea
A prison of the lower civic economy, taking debtors, fraud cases, civil prisoners, embarrassed petitioners and lesser political nuisances.
Ties
- part of the same custodial chain as Newgate Gaol and Lion Tower Prison
At the table
Known for its humiliating rooms; the natural destination for debt and civil cases rather than hanging matters.
- Kind
- Court & law
- Region
- London
- Founded
- c. 4100 A.C.
- Standing
- Present day
- Seat and places
- Southbank
- Named in
- Book II
- Spoken of
- 1 time in the volumes
