Capital Punishment: London's Places of Execution

Bard, Robert

ISBN 10: 1445667363 / ISBN 13: 9781445667362

Edité par Amberley Publishing, 2016

N° de réf. du vendeur GOR012027236

Synopsis :

London had many places of execution: Tyburn, of course, but also Smithfield, Wapping, Kennington, Tower Hill and Charing Cross among others. All of these venues allowed the public to participate – whether in approval or opposition – and, in the opinion of the authorities, provided deterrence at a time when even trivial offences carried the death penalty. Author Robert Bard surveys the capital's places of execution and seeks to explain the prevailing appetite of the authorities and the public for such punishment and such grisly spectacle.

À propos de l'auteur: Robert Bard (PhD) is an author and historian, a former pilot for Jersey European Airways, and a long-time keen yachtsman who has had a continuous contact with Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey for over thirty-five years. He has written many books for Amberley Publishing, including The Channel Islands at War: A Dark History, London’s Hidden Burial Grounds, and more recently Paranormal Berkshire. He lives in Chipping Barnet in Hertfordshire.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Capital Punishment: London's Places of ...
Éditeur : Amberley Publishing
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Fine