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The History of Gibbeting
Samantha Priestley
其他書名
Britain's Most Brutal Punishment
出版Pen and Sword History, 2020-03-30
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralSocial Science / Violence in SocietySocial Science / Penology
ISBN15267552119781526755216
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=_9vdDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The history of gibbeting is the story of one of Britain’s most brutal forms of punishments, the hanging of criminals in a body shaped metal cage as a warning and as a form of justice. From the folklore of live gibbetings to the eerie historical documenting of this weird post-execution tradition, The History of Gibbeting examines how and why we dealt with murderers and other serious criminals in this way. The book uses case studies through history and takes a look at how the introduction of the Murder Act shaped our relationship with gibbeting for years to come, and how we as a society demanded the most shocking post-mortem treatment of criminals. Whether gibbeting was ever a successful deterrent, it is still a fascination today and gibbet cages remain on display in museums all over the country.