{"product_id":"hanged-at-pentonville","title":"Hanged at Pentonville","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe history of execution at Pentonville began with the hanging of a Scottish hawker in 1902.\u003c\/strong\u003e Over the next sixty years the names of those who made the short walk to the gallows reads like a who's who of twentieth-century murder. They include the notorious Dr Crippen, Neville Heath, mass murderer John Christie of Rillington Place, as well as scores of forgotten criminals: German spies, Italian gangsters, teenage tearaways, cut-throat killers and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfamous executioners also played a part in the gaol's history: the Billington family of Bolton, Rochdale barber John Ellis and Robert Baxter of Hertford who, for over a decade, was the sole executioner at Pentonville. For many years the prison was used to train the country's hangmen, including members of the well-known Pierrepoint family, Harry Allen and Robert Leslie Stewart, the country's last executioners. Fully illustrated with photographs, news-cuttings and engravings, Hanged at Pentonville is bound to appeal to anyone interested in the darker side of London's history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240333824344,"sku":"9780750949507","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750949507_eef208b8-39f2-497a-81b7-02ce116eb01c.jpg?v=1765326617","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/hanged-at-pentonville","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}