Items related to Execution: A History of Capital Punishment in Britain
Synopsis
Judicial hanging is regarded by many as being the quintessential British execution. However, many other methods of capital punishment have been used in this country; ranging from burning, beheading, and shooting to crushing and boiling to death. Execution explores these types of executions in detail. Readers may be surprised to learn that a means of mechanical decapitation, the Halifax Gibbet, was being used in England five hundred years before the guillotine was invented. Boiling to death was a prescribed means of execution in this country during the Tudor period. From the public death by starvation of those gibbeted alive, to the burning of women for petit treason, this book examines some of the most gruesome passages of British history. This carefully researched, well-illustrated, and enthralling text will appeal to those interested in the history of British executions.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Simon Webb has written for various newspapers and magazines, including True Detective magazine, and is the author of Unearthing London: The Ancient World Beneath the Metropolis.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherThe History Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0752464078
- ISBN 13 9780752464077
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 21.58
Shipping:
US$ 5.54
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Execution : A History of Capital Punishment in Britain
Published by
History Press Limited, The, 2012
ISBN 10: 0752464078
ISBN 13: 9780752464077
Used
Softcover
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # GRP62760908
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Execution : A History of Capital Punishment in Britain
Published by
History Press Limited, The, 2012
ISBN 10: 0752464078
ISBN 13: 9780752464077
Used
Softcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 11441173-6
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Execution: A History Of Capital Punishment In Britain
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004788716
Quantity: 4 available
Stock Image
Execution: A History of Capital Punishment in Britain
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.75. Seller Inventory # 0752464078-2-3
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Execution: A History of Capital Punishment in Britain
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.75. Seller Inventory # 353-0752464078-gdd
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Execution: A History of Capital Punishment in Britain
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 2-0752464078-G
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Execution: A History Of Capital Punishment In Britain
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. Seller Inventory # wbs6918746819
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Execution : A History of Capital Punishment in Britain
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 12655167
Quantity: 5 available
Stock Image
Execution A History Of Capital Punishment In Britain
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # FV-9780752464077
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Execution : A History of Capital Punishment in Britain
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 12655167-n
Quantity: 5 available