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Olde London Punishments by David Brandon; Alan Brooke is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Olde London Punishments about?
The authors of London: City of the Dead and London: The Executioners City expand their history of grim, ancient punishments into the realm of the "social" punishments used in workhouses, churches, and schools All manner of vile punishments from London's long and bloody history are collected here. Over the centuries, many hundreds have expired inside dank, rat-infested cells, or while "dancing the Tyburn jig" at the end of a swinging rope, and many of the sites have become bywords for infamy. Fro
Who reads Olde London Punishments?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David Brandon; Alan Brooke
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780752454566
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- History, Science, Social Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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