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Executions

Executions were once part of the criminal justice systems of Britain and Ireland, leaving behind stories connected with prisons, gallows, public punishment, crime and dark history.

Margaret Clitherow of York: Crushed to Death on Ouse Bridge

Executions · North Yorkshire · York · Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

Margaret Clitherow of York: Crushed to Death on Ouse Bridge

Anne Askew and the Brutal Reality of Execution in 1546

Central London · Executions · Greater London

Anne Askew and the Brutal Reality of Execution in 1546

13 of Queen Elizabeth I’s victims still haunting England

Ghosts and Hauntings

Executions · Royalty

13 of Queen Elizabeth I’s victims still haunting England

Who Was The Last Executed Witch In England?

Devon · Executions · South-West England · Witch Trials · Witchcraft

Who Was The Last Executed Witch In England?

Johnny One-Arm: Edinburgh’s Restless Paranormal Avenger

Ghosts and Hauntings

Edinburgh · Executions · Murder · Scotland

Johnny One-Arm: Edinburgh’s Restless Paranormal Avenger

Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England

Executions · Greater London · Murder

Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England

Jack Ketch: The Executioner Who Horrified London

Dark History · True Crime

Executions · Greater London · London

Jack Ketch: The Executioner Who Horrified London

Aberdeen Witch Trials Frenzy Sparks Terror

Aberdeenshire · Executions · Scotland · Witch Trials · Witchcraft

Aberdeen Witch Trials Frenzy Sparks Terror

The Tyburn Tree: London’s Most Infamous Gallows

Dark History · True Crime

Executions · London

The Tyburn Tree: London’s Most Infamous Gallows

England’s 5 Most Lethal Hangmen

England’s 5 Most Lethal Hangmen

How Half Hangit’ Margaret Dickson Survived The Hangman’s Noose!

Dark History · True Crime

Edinburgh · Executions · Midlothian · Scotland

How Half Hangit’ Margaret Dickson Survived The Hangman’s Noose!

What is a Hand of Glory?

What is a Hand of Glory?

Nottingham’s National Justice Museum, A Perfect Setting For A Ghost Hunt

Ghosts and Hauntings

East Midlands · Executions · Ghost Hunting · Museums · Nottinghamshire

Nottingham’s National Justice Museum, A Perfect Setting For A Ghost Hunt

Janet Horne, The Burning of the Last Witch in Scotland

Executions · Highland (Scotland) · Witchcraft

Janet Horne, The Burning of the Last Witch in Scotland

5 Strangest Ireland Executions

Executions · Ireland

5 Strangest Ireland Executions

Edward Pritchard, the Poisoning Philanderer

Executions · Glasgow · Lanarkshire · Scotland

Edward Pritchard, the Poisoning Philanderer

Allan Mair, The Ghost of Stirling Tolbooth

Ghosts and Hauntings

Executions · Scotland · Stirlingshire

Allan Mair, The Ghost of Stirling Tolbooth

Winter’s Gibbet: Northumberland’s Strange Monument To A Murder

Executions · North-East England · Northumberland

Winter’s Gibbet: Northumberland’s Strange Monument To A Murder

Gibbeted: The Last Live Gibbeting in England

Derbyshire · East Midlands · England · Executions

Gibbeted: The Last Live Gibbeting in England

Ghosts and Hauntings

Derbyshire · East Midlands · Executions

Derby’s Saddest Ghost: Hangman John Crossland

Dr Crippen’s Execution: He Swung Into Eternity Without A Word

Dr Crippen · Executions

Dr Crippen’s Execution: He Swung Into Eternity Without A Word

Reading Gaol’s Last Man Hanged: John Gould

Berkshire · Executions · South-East England

Reading Gaol’s Last Man Hanged: John Gould

St Alban’s Eye-Popping Execution: The Gory Death Of Britain’s First Saint

East of England · Executions · Hertfordshire · Saints

St Alban’s Eye-Popping Execution: The Gory Death Of Britain’s First Saint

England’s 5 Bloodiest Royal Executions

Executions · Royalty

England’s 5 Bloodiest Royal Executions

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