Executions: 700 Years of Public Punishment in London
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By Jackie Keily, Thomas Ardill (Contribution by), Beverley Cook (Contribution by), Meriel Jeater (Contribution by)
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A fascinating record of how London and Londoners were shaped by nearly 700 years of public executions.
More frequent in London than in any other city or town in Britain, these morbid spectacles often attracted tens of thousands of onlookers at locations across the capital and were a major part of Londoners' lives for centuries. From Smithfield to Kennington, Tyburn to Newgate Prison, public executions became embedded in London's landscape and people's lives. Even today, hints of this dark ch...






















