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Punishing the Criminal Corpse, 1700-1840
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Peter King

This book analyses the different types of post-execution punishments and other aggravated execution practices, the reasons why they were advocated, and the decision, enshrined in the Murder Act of 1752, to make two post-execution punishments, dissection and gibbeting, an integral part of sentences for murder. It traces the origins of the Act, and then explores the ways in which Act was actually…

Edition
1
ISBN/ISSN
978-1-137-51361-8
Collation
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Series Title
Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife
Call Number
XV, 212