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London: The Executioner´s City
David Brandon
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Description for London: The Executioner´s City
Paperback. Tyburn Fields is the best known site of execution in London, but London may be aptly named the executioner's city, so many were the places where executions could and did occur. This book reveals the capital as a place where the bodies of criminals defined the boundaries of the city and heads on poles greeted patrons on London Bridge. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
Tyburn Fields is the best known site of execution in London, but London may be aptly named the executioner's city, so many were the places where executions could and did occur. This book reveals the capital as a place where the bodies of criminals defined the boundaries of the city and heads on poles greeted patrons on London Bridge.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750940245
SKU
V9780750940245
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Ref
99-5
About David Brandon
David Brandon is a historian. He runs a variety of courses and lectures on topics such as 'Absolute Rotters and Total Cads - Villains in British History'; and 'You Are What You Eat - Food and Eating Habits 1550-2000'. He is the author of Stand and Deliver! (Sutton, 2001). Alan Brooke is a lecturer at Peterborough College and collaborated ... Read more
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