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Anglo-Saxon invaders first introduced hanging by the neck as capital punishment to England, and it was used by William the Conqueror as punishment for his conspirators. Other forms of formal execution over the years were carried out by lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad or the guillotine. The Pierrepoints were the most famous family of executioners. They took their job very seriously and were involved in around 800 executions, getting rid of murderers, spies and Nazis. William Marwood, a 19th-century cobbler, introduced the 'long drop' method of hanging which ensured that the prisoner's neck was broken instantly, which removed all the gruesome struggling and convulsions of previous methods.
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Phil Robin Clarke has worked in the film business on Star Wars and Harry Potter, written screenplays and runs a script consultancy. Liz Hardy lives in Sussex. Anne Williams has written about key figures, whose lives, deaths and beliefs have shaped the world in which we live today. She is also a musician.
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EXECUTIONERS Men and Women Who Kill For The People
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Softcover / Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First edition. Paperback. Some people kill for the sheer thrill of it, others for revenge or for financial gain. Executioners kill because the state employs them to do so - but who chooses to enter this occupation and why do they do it? The best executioners take pride in the precision with which they are able to despatch their victims. They are professionals who regard themselves as skilled technicians. Violent psychopaths rarely make good executioners and history has shown that blood-lust is not a required attribute for any potential candidate, an aptitude for dramatic performance, a technical eye, a good grasp of science and a sense of humour are. The author investigates the history of capital punishment across the world, and the fascinating lives and careers of the people who are employed to deliver the ultimate penalty. Featuring amongst others : Berry, Marwood, De Torquemada, Albert Pierrepoint etc. and includes : Early Forms of Execution; The Spanish Inquisition; The Witch-Hunters; Impalement; Newgate Prison; The Guillotine; Hanged, Drawn & Quartered; The Electric Chair; The Gas Chamber; Lethal Injection. Illus. 510pp. p/back. Vg+ with minimal creasing to covers. Codice articolo 14506
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