Tyburn's martyrs : execution in England, 1675-1775
McKenzie, Andrea2007
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The public hanging at Tyburn has become synonymous with the brutality of a bygone age and a legal and political system which valued property over human life. This book tells its story in all its bloody glory.
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Tyburn's martyrs : execution in England, 1675-1775 / Andrea McKenzie.
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Imprint:
London : Hambledon Continuum, 2007.
Collation:
xx, 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781847251718 (hbk)1847251714 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.6'6'0942'09033
Language:
English
Subject:
Capital punishment -- England -- History -- 18th centuryCapital punishment -- England -- History -- 17th centuryExecutions and executioners -- England -- History -- 18th centuryExecutions and executioners -- England -- History -- 17th centuryGallows -- England -- London -- HistoryTyburn (London, England)
BRN:
252680
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