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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

The Tyburn Tree: London’s Most Infamous Gallows

Hangman

England’s 5 Most Lethal Hangmen

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

The Hand of Glory in the Whitby Museum - the only one thought to exist.

What is a Hand of Glory?

National Justice Museum

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

Janet Horne, burning witches

Janet Horne, The Burning of the Last Witch in Scotland

5 Strangest Ireland Executions

Edward Pritchard

Edward Pritchard, the Poisoning Philanderer

Stirling Tolbooth

Allan Mair, The Ghost of Stirling Tolbooth

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

Gibbeted: The Last Live Gibbeting in England

Derby’s Saddest Ghost: Hangman John Crossland

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

last hanging at Reading Gaol

Reading Goal’s Last Man Hanged: John Gould

St Albans Execution

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

Royal executions

England’s 5 Bloodiest Royal Executions

Oxford Martyrs Memorial

Oxford Martyrs Memorial Recalls A Fiery Past

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