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100 1 _aMarks, Alfred
245 1 0 _aTyburn Tree: Its History and Annals
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2018-02-05
508 _aProduced by Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCrime -- Great Britain
653 _aCriminals -- Great Britain
653 _aTyburn gallows (London, England)
653 _aExecutions and executioners
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56503
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