Executions
Executions in the UK and Ireland, once a sombre part of their historical legal systems, have evolved over time, reflecting changing societal attitudes towards capital punishment and ultimately leading to its abolition.
Executions articles on Spooky Isles
Johnny One-Arm: Edinburgh’s Restless Paranormal Avenger
18 October 2025
Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England
19 November 2024
Jack Ketch: The Executioner Who Horrified London
6 October 2024
Aberdeen Witch Trials Frenzy Sparks Terror
4 August 2024
The Tyburn Tree: London’s Most Infamous Gallows
3 March 2023
England’s 5 Most Lethal Hangmen
29 October 2020
How Half Hangit’ Margaret Dickson Survived The Hangman’s Noose!
16 January 2020
13 September 2018
5 Strangest Ireland Executions
22 December 2016
Edward Pritchard, the Poisoning Philanderer
25 October 2014
Allan Mair, The Ghost of Stirling Tolbooth
14 July 2014
Gibbeted: The Last Live Gibbeting in England
20 July 2013
Derby’s Saddest Ghost: Hangman John Crossland
22 June 2013
Dr Crippen’s Execution: He Swung Into Eternity Without A Word
23 November 2012
Reading Gaol’s Last Man Hanged: John Gould
19 July 2012
England’s 5 Bloodiest Royal Executions
2 June 2012
Oxford Martyrs Memorial Recalls A Fiery Past
24 November 2011
