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Cheshire's Execution Files - Couverture souple

Yarwood, Derek

 
9781859839386: Cheshire's Execution Files
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 185983938X ISBN 13 : 9781859839386
Editeur : DB Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

From Norman times to the late 19th century, Cheshire had its own unique way of disposing of the criminals condemned at its assizes. For more than 500 years, due to an obscure mediaeval tradition, the city fathers were duty bound to execute them. Ever since the Emporer Vespasian's second legion encamped beside the River Dee, Chester has always been a magnet for visitors. Its once thriving port and in more recent years its importance as a tourist centre have maintained its attraction. Up until 1866 however, there was a less savoury - though it would seem, equally compelling - reason why people flocked to Chester. They came to gawp at the public hangings. In this new true crime anthology, former journalist Derek Yarwood tells the story of Cheshire's unique place in the history of capital punishment through a fascinating collection of 18th and 19th century cases. Authenticated by original court documents wherever possible, the crimes, trials and executions detailed here, while all sensational events in their own right, also bear witness to the public's enthusiasm for watching a hanging.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

From Norman times to the late 19th century, Cheshire had its own unique way of disposing of the criminals condemned at its assizes. For more than 500 years, due to an obscure mediaeval tradition, the city fathers were duty bound to execute them. Ever since the Emporer Vespasian's second legion encamped beside the River Dee, Chester has always been a magnet for visitors. Its once thriving port and in more recent years its importance as a tourist centre have maintained its attraction. Up until 1866 however, there was a less savoury - though it would seem, equally compelling - reason why people flocked to Chester. They came to gawp at the public hangings. In this new true crime anthology, former journalist Derek Yarwood tells the story of Cheshire's unique place in the history of capital punishment through a fascinating collection of 18th and 19th century cases. Authenticated by original court documents wherever possible, the crimes, trials and executions detailed here, while all sensational events in their own right, also bear witness to the public's enthusiasm for watching a hanging.

Biographie de l'auteur

Derek Yarwood is a career journalist with almost years' experience, having worked on a number of newspapers in his home county of Cheshire. From 1987-1990 he was deputy editor of Cheshire Life magazine. For the past 25 years he has spent much of his time pursuing his personal interest in local history and criminology, two subject which in 1991 bred his first true crime anthology, Outrages-Fatal and Other: A Chronicle of Cheshire Crime. Derek Yarwood lives with his wife Christine in a village near Northwich and they have two grown up sons.

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Éditeur
DB Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
185983938X
ISBN 13 
9781859839386
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
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Personne responsable
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