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A History of London's Prisons
A History of London's Prisons
London has had more prisons than any other British city. The City's 'gates' once contained prisons but probably the most notorious of all was Newgate, which stood for over 700 years. The el...
Escape From The Noose
Escapes From The Noose
Over the centuries of British history, from the Anglo-Saxons to the 1960s, our society imposed the death penalty for serious crime. In the Regency years, the number of capital offences increased t...
Prison: Five Hundred Years of Life Behind Bars
Prison: Five Hundred Years of Life Behind Bars
This compelling history of our most feared institution charts the growth of prisons across the country: castle dungeons and decaying hulks, the dreadful Fleet and Marshalse...
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Tyburn : The Story of London's Gallows
Tyburn : The Story of London's Gallows
During its 600 year history 50,000 sould were executed on the gallows at Tyburn somewhere near where Oxford Street meets the Edgware Road. Many thousands of victims remain buried n...