With special thanks to Mr. Dave Mossop for allowing me to publish the results of his years of painstaking research thus enabling this unique insight into late 17th and early 18th century crime and punishment. If you would like more detail on some of these cases or wish to view the trial transcripts, go to the … Read more
All of the executions listed here are for murder.A total of 107 people were hanged in this period, comprising 99 men and 8 women.The first 44 executions were carried out in public, in front of the Debtor’s Door. Michael Barrett became the lastman to die in public. The subsequent 63 executions took place in the execution … Read more
523 people were hanged during the period comprising 501 men & 22 women. Executions took place in the Old Bailey initially and then mainly outside the Debtor’s Door, unless otherwise shown. With special thanks to Matthew Spicer for his help with this project. Click here to see more details of these cases at The Old … Read more
During this nine year period there were 408 executions in England and Wales, comprising 385 men and 23 women. The period from 1828 to 1836 saw the ending of capital punishment for many crimes other than murder and attempted murder. 31.5% of those executed during this time suffered for these two offences. After 1836 they were the only … Read more
With thanks to David Mossop for supplying the data and for his endless patience in checking my manuscripts. During the period 1735 –1799 there were a total of 6,233 confirmed executions and 241 possible or probable ones carried out. These pages list them all, along with the names of rape and murder victims, where known. … Read more
