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Olde Nottinghamshire Punishments
Ian Morgan
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Description for Olde Nottinghamshire Punishments
Paperback. Old Nottinghamshire punishments Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; JKVP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 7. Weight in Grams: 230.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752455310
SKU
V9780752455310
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99-50
About Ian Morgan
Ian Morgan conducts guided walks for English Heritage, including the ghost tour at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire.
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