Execution : a history of capital punishment in Britain
Webb, Simon2011
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Judicial hanging is regarded by many as being the quintessentially British execution. However, many other methods of capital punishment have been used in this country, ranging from burning and beheading to shooting and boiling to death. This book explores these types of execution in detail.
Main title:
Execution : a history of capital punishment in Britain / Simon Webb.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : History, 2011.
Collation:
158 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780752464077 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.660941364.660941
Local class:
364.660941
Language:
English
BRN:
1304023