Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025).
The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, or Stead's Act, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the latest in a 25-year series of legislation in the United Kingdom beginning with the Offences against the Person Act 1861. The act had the long title "An Act to make further provision for the Protection of Women and Girls, the suppression of brothels, and other purposes". It raised the age of consent from 13 years of age to 16 years of age and delineated the penalties for sexual offences ag
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
| Field | Legal history |
Who talks about Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Jack The Ripper: History's Darkest Mystery on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 mentioned alongside?
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 is most often mentioned alongside Jioati / Jivati / Jivvati (Victoria), Grenadier Guards and Dorset Street.
Mentioned together: Jioati / Jivati / Jivvati (Victoria), Grenadier Guards, Dorset Street, East End of London, Flower and Dean Street, The Daily Telegraph, Leonard Matters, Martha Tabram, Victorian age, White Chapel