Punishing the Criminal Corpse, 1700-1840: Aggravated Forms of the Death Penalty in England by Peter King
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1137513608 | 212 Pages | PDF | 5.1 MB
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.