Capital Punishment in Britain Author:Richard Clark Within the pages of this chilling book, these condemned victims and the methods in which they met their plight come to life once more. The death penalty is examined in its different guises through the centuries, from execution methods pre-1800 by hanging - both individual and multiple, hanging, drawing and quartering for the charge of high treas... more »on, to other sickening alternatives which included burning, boiling alive and use of the dreaded Halifax gibbet, precursor to the Guillotine. Witches fell to watery graves through violent drowning, whilst damned women were often pressed slowly to death. Perfect for social historians and those with an interest in the macabre, or for anyone eager to discover the darker side of justice.« less