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Olde Nottinghamshire Punishments

Engelsk Paperback

Olde Nottinghamshire Punishments

Engelsk Paperback

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Generation after generation has come up with new forms of punishment to inflict on those guilty (and sometimes innocent) of crimes against property and person. From the stocks and pillory, to flogging, ducking and transportation to foreign lands, this volume brings to life those turbulent times of long ago. Even after suffering the ultimate in punishments — death — the bodies of the convicted could still be punished. Stories of dissection, when the body of the deceased criminal was publicly carved up, or gibbeting, when the corpse would be coated in tar and canvass and displayed in an iron frame on a pole 30ft high, are gruesome in the extreme. Pity poor John Spencer, whose rotting remains were gibbeted for over sixty years until the cage was finally blown down in a storm. Richly illustrated, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into the dark world of punishments through the centuries and will appeal to all those wishing to discover more about Nottinghamshire’s intriguing past.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9780752455310
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0752455311
Udg. Dato:
1 maj 2012
Længde:
7mm
Bredde:
166mm
Højde:
233mm
Forlag:
The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato:
1 maj 2012
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