Verlag:
The History Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: R6ZLLRV
EAN: 9780752455372
Auf Lager:
2
Zustellung: Mi, 23.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 27.–
Beschreibung
''Carefully compiled'' in 1867 ''from prison documents, ancient papers, and other authentic sources,'' this extremely rare book contains the full details of the crimes, trials and executions of every murderer, highwayman, rogue and rebel ever to swing from the York Tyburn. From nobles such as Lord Hussey, Sir Robert Aske and the Earl of Northumberland (who mounted the scaffold ''with a firm step''), to notorious villains such as William Nevinson, Dick Turpin (whose right leg started to shake as he awaited the drop) and Knaresborough schoolteacher-turned-murderer Eugene Aram, it is an enthralling tour through the executions of the North. Including the last words and prison letters of many of the condemned, and laced with a grim humour (as seen in the case of the murderer who begged the hangman to check the rope carefully lest it break and leave him ''a cripple for life''), it will fascinate anyone with an interest in criminal history.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- William Knipe
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2010
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 288