TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marks,Alfred
TI  - Tyburn Tree: Its History and Annals
AV  - HV 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Crime -- Great Britain
KW  - Criminals -- Great Britain
KW  - Tyburn gallows (London, England)
KW  - Executions and executioners
N1  - Release date is 2018-02-05; Produced by Brian Coe and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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N2  - "Tyburn Tree: Its History and Annals" by Alfred Marks is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the grim history and circumstances surrounding the executions that took place at Tyburn, exploring the social, legal, and cultural dimensions of capital punishment in England. Marks vividly portrays the procession to Tyburn, echoing the suffering of the condemned and the societal attitudes towards justice and punishment.  The opening of the book provides a haunting introduction to the narratives of the many individuals who met their fate at Tyburn—a place where an estimated fifty thousand souls were executed over centuries. Marks describes the journey of these individuals, ranging from noblemen to common thieves, depicting the harrowing experiences they faced, including being dragged or led to the gallows. He references various historical and literary sources to underline the spectacle of these public executions and comment on the historical context of crime and punishment, hinting at a broader discourse on the ramifications of state power and the evolution of societal values concerning justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56503
ER  -