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Punishing the Criminal Corpse, 1700-1840: Aggravated Forms of the Death Penalty in England - Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife 1st ed. 2017 edition
Peter King
Punishing the Criminal Corpse, 1700-1840: Aggravated Forms of the Death Penalty in England - Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife 1st ed. 2017 edition
Peter King
This book analyses the different types of post-execution punishments and other aggravated execution practices, the reasons why they were advocated, and the decision, enshrined in the Murder Act of 1752, to make two post-execution punishments, dissection and gibbeting, an integral part of sentences for murder.
144 pages, biography
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | December 16, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9781137513601 |
Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 212 |
Dimensions | 218 × 333 × 19 mm · 400 g |
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