Douglas Hay teaches at Osgoode Hall Law School and the Department of History in York University in Toronto. His books include Criminal Cases on the Crown Side of King�s Bench 1740�1800, Masters, Servants and Magistrates in Britain and the Empire, 1562�1955, and Eighteenth-Century English Society: Shuttles and Swords.
Peter Linebaugh is an American historian and Professor at the University of Toledo. He writes extensively on British history, Irish history, labor history and the history of the colonial Atlantic. His books include The Magna Carta Manifesto , The Many-Headed Hydra and The London Hanged , and contributes frequently to CounterPunch .