The History of Gibbeting : Britain's Most Brutal Punishment
Author(s):
Priestley, Samantha
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | As New |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | As New |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
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| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Pen and Sword History |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| ISBN: | 9781526755186 |
| SKU: | 001878 |
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| Categories: | Crime, True Crime and Conspiracies |
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Crime, True Crime and Conspiracies
150pp. Black cloth boards, in a pictorial dust jacket. As new condition throughout. From the folklore of live gibbetings, to the eerie historical documenting of this weird post-execution tradition, this book examines how and why murderers and other serious criminals were treated in this manner. Through case studies, examines how the introduction of the Murder Act shaped the relationship with gibbeting for years to come, and how society demanded such a shocking post-mortem treatment of criminals.
Keywords:
Crime and Punishment
Execution
Crime
Murder
Punishing
Hanging
