12th century
1783
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capital punishment
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criminals
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executed
execution
fatal tree
gallows
god's tribunal
hanged
hanging
jonathan wild
london
london master criminal
london's fatal tree
martyr
martyrs
nevergreen tree
perkin warbeck
princes in the tower
ritual
rituals
spectacle
traitor
traitors
twelfth century
tyburn tree
william wallace
Product details
- ISBN 9780750941242
- Weight: 230g
- Dimensions: 127 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 17 Nov 2005
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Tyburn is synonymous with the idea of execution - over 50,000 people died there between the twelfth century and 1783. Among those who met their end at Tyburn were William Wallace, the Scottish patriot, Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be one of the Princes in the Tower and the hated Jonathan Wild, perhaps London's first master criminal. Alan Brooke and David Brandon tell the story of how Tyburn came to be the place of execution and of the rituals and spectacle associated with the deaths of so many people, both famous and obscure. They provide a vivid picture of crime and punishment in London, mixing martyrs, pickpockets, traitors and errant aristocrats all playing their final scene on London's 'nevergreen tree'.
Alan Brooke teaches History at Peterborough Regional College. This is his first book. David Brandon is a historian. He brings history to life through his popular lectures such as 'Absolute Rotters and Total Cads- Villains in British History'. His book on the history of Highway Robbers 'Stand and Deliver' was published by Sutton in 2001.
