{"product_id":"9780747812425","title":"The British Execution : 1500–1964","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Banks, Stephen \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/08\/2013,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 56 pages, 30 b\/w; 40 col,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780747812425,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn illustrated introduction to the death penalty and the means of capital punishment in England since Tudor times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExecutions have played a crucial – if grisly and controversial – part in British history and provided the bloody climax to many a life, from Mary, Queen of Scots, Charles I and Dick Turpin to untold thousands of anonymous wretches whose names are now forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of numerous illustrations, this concise introduction explores the history of formal execution in Britain, examining:- the fates of the grandest monarchs, the highest-profile gentlemen, the most learned heretics and the most petty of criminals- the crowds, spectacle and grim pageantry that surrounded these events, helping us to understand their morbid but undeniable fascination- the process that led to capital punishment’s abolition in BritainThis is an ideal guide for anyone interested in British social history and historical crime and punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57697502953845,"sku":"9780747812425","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780747812425.jpg?v=1793099036","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9780747812425","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}