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Tyburn - The Story of London's Gallows (Paperback)
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Tyburn - The Story of London's Gallows (Paperback)
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List price R532
Loot Price R480
Discovery Miles 4 800
You Save R52 (10%)
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During its 600-year history 50,000 souls were executed on the
gallows at Tyburn somewhere near where Oxford Street meets the
Edgware Road. Many thousands of victims remain buried nearby in
anonymous graves. Many of the condemned made their final journey
from Newgate Prison, three miles distant. The condemned travelled
in a cart seated on his or her coffin, stopping frequently for
refreshments. Sometimes the condemned survived hanging. What was it
like to be hanged? This book examines contemporary accounts. Most
of those executed at Tyburn were from London's underclass. An
exception was Earl Ferrers on 5 May 1760 who wore the same white
suit with silver trimmings that he had worn at his wedding. He
travelled from the Tower to Tyburn in his own carriage but the
crowds were so thick that the journey took nearly three hours. In
addition to Tyburn, this book identifies a number of London's
lesser-known places of execution such as Shepherd's Bush Green,
Cricklewood, Hampstead Heath, and the City of London.
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