Tyburn: London's Fatal Tree
by Alan Brooke
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Tyburn is synonymous with the idea of execution. The authors tell the story of how Tyburn came to be the place of execution and of the rituals and spectacle associated with the deaths of many people. They provide a vivid picture of crime and punishment in London, mixing martyrs, pickpockets, traitors and errant aristocrats.Tags
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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 364.6609421 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Crime Punishment Death penalty
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- HV8579 .B76 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminal justice administration Penology. Prisons. Corrections
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- English
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