The Executioner Always Chops Twice: Ghastly Blunders on the ScaffoldSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2004. ápr. 3. - 240 oldal A morbidly fascinating mixture of bungled executions, strange last requests, and classic final one-liners from medieval times to the present day. |
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... Execution Part Two: The Unfortunate Victims Axe Boiled in Oil Branding Burned at the Stake Electric Chair Firing Squad Gas Chamber Guillotine Hanging Lethal Injection Sword The Wheel A Happy Ending? Select Bibliography Other Books by ...
... execution of criminals, by whatever means, was that of the sheriff, the word derived from 'shire-reeve', he being the chief officer of the Crown of each county or shire. That official however, in order to avoid having to do the ...
... executions the locals seized every opportunity to attend a local hanging or beheading. Should it be the execution of the perpetrator of a particularly horrific crime, residents of nearby towns would pour in by cart, coach and wagon; in ...
... quip or wry comment moments before their lives were brought to an abrupt end. Regardless of their crime, one can only admire their courage and wit under such pressure. PART ONE: METHODS OF TORTURE AND EXECUTION METHODS OF TORTURE.
... be driven downwards a little at a time, betwixt leg and metal, Iacerating the flesh and crushing the bone, and incriminating questions asked following each blow with the mallet. Another version, Part One: Methods of Torture and Execution.
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The Executioner Always Chops Twice: Ghastly Blunders on the Scaffold Geoffrey Abbott Korlátozott előnézet - 2004 |
The Executioner Always Chops Twice: Ghastly Blunders on the Scaffold Geoffrey Abbott Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2002 |