Change to schema - date format

Posted by on 15 Aug 2011 in Notes

Because unix7.uvic.ca can't handle dates earlier than Dec 14, 1901, the proprietary date format in the XML files - currently 1759Dec31 - will need to be changed to a standard YYYY-MM-DD format, i.e. 1759-12-31. The XML -> MySQL import script can't do any date processing, so the date needs to be in the proper format in the original data.

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Capital Trials at the Old Bailey

Simon Devereaux has approximately 10,000 records of people convicted in potentially capital cases between 1710 and 1840 in London heard at the Old Bailey court. This project will create a web-based database which will allow interested researchers and members of the public to compose queries on that data (e.g. women charged with robbery 1710-1720). It must be able to support a range of queries and produce output allowing researchers to identify trends in judicial practice over that time.