Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to DeathSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2006. ápr. 4. - 288 oldal In his own darkly humorous style, Geoffrey Abbott describes the instruments used and their effectiveness and reveals the macabre origins of familiar phrases such as "gone west" or "drawn a blank," as well as the jargon of the underworld. He covers everything from the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body. Execution is everything you ever wanted to know about the ultimate penalty---and a lot you never thought to ask. |
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... Chamber Gibbet Gridiron Guillotine Gunpowder Halifax Gibbet Hanged Alive in Chains Hanged at the Yard-Arm Hanged, Drawn And Quartered Hanging Hara-Kiri Impaled By Stakes lron Chair Iron Maiden Keel-Hauling Lethal Injection Mannaia ...
... what is injected; what gas is used in the chamber; how much voltage surges through the electric chair; is a single blow of the axe or sword always sufficient? And many more. And what of those who administered the final act, the ...
... chamber in the Palace of Whitehall. There, after embalming, it was put on display so that the general public could pay their last respects. A slanderous story was circulated that Cromwell also visited the sleeping-chamber, cold ...
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