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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.

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Executions articles on Spooky Isles

Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England

Jack Ketch: The Executioner Who Horrified London

Aberdeen Witch Trials Frenzy Sparks Terror

The Tyburn Tree: London’s Most Infamous Gallows

England’s 5 Most Lethal Hangmen

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

What is a Hand of Glory?

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

Janet Horne, The Burning of the Last Witch in Scotland

5 Strangest Ireland Executions

Edward Pritchard, the Poisoning Philanderer

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

Reading Goal’s Last Man Hanged: John Gould

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

England’s 5 Bloodiest Royal Executions

Oxford Martyrs Memorial Recalls A Fiery Past