Punishing the Criminal Corpse, 1700-1840: Aggravated Forms of the Death Penalty in England by King, Peter
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Punishing the Criminal Corpse, 1700-1840: Aggravated Forms of the Death Penalty in England by King, Peter

Punishing the Criminal Corpse, 1700-1840: Aggravated Forms of the Death Penalty in England

Palgrave MacMillan
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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. 'Hanging Not Punishment Enough'; Attitudes to Aggravated Forms of Execution and the Making of the Murder Act 1690-1752.- Chapter 3. Patterns of Post-Execution Sentencing in England and Wales 1752-1834. The Murder Act in Operation.- Chapter 4. Changing Attitudes to Post-Execution Punishment 1752-1834.- Chapter 5. Conclusion.- Index

Author: Peter King
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 12/16/2015
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9781137513601
ISBN10: 1137513608
BISAC Categories:
- Science | History
- Reference | General
- Law | Reference

About the Author
Peter King is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Leicester, UK. He has published three books and over thirty articles on the history of crime and justice and the history of poverty and welfare in the period 1700-1850. His publications include Crime, Justice and Discretion in England 1740-1820 (2003) and Crime and Law in England 1740-1840: Remaking Justice from the Margins (2006).