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Anglo-Saxon invaders first introduced hanging by the neck as capital punishment to England, and it was used by William the Conqueror as punishment for his conspirators. Other forms of formal execution over the years were carried out by lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad or the guillotine.
The Pierrepoints were the most famous family of executioners. They took their job very seriously and were involved in around 800 executions, getting rid of murderers, spies and Nazis.
William Marwood, a 19th-century cobbler, introduced the 'long drop' method of hanging which ensured that the prisoner's neck was broken instantly, which removed all the gruesome struggling and convulsions of previous methods.
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The sentence of death...whether by formal execution or unjust means
About the Author:
Phil Robin Clarke has worked in the film business on Star Wars and Harry Potter, written screenplays and runs a script consultancy. Liz Hardy lives in Sussex. Anne Williams has written about key figures, whose lives, deaths and beliefs have shaped the world in which we live today. She is also a musician.
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- PublisherArcturus Pub
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0708803660
- ISBN 13 9780708803660
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages510
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