Executioner: The Chronicles of James Berry, Victorian Hangman

Executioner: The Chronicles of James Berry, Victorian Hangman

by Stewart P Evans

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James Berry, a dour and somewhat pious ex-policeman who hailed from Yorkshire, was Britain's hangman from 1884 to 1892 and was responsible for carrying out 200 executions. In this biography, the reader is taken into the world of Victorian crime and punishment.

Author: Stewart P Evans
Format: Hardback, 288 pages, 156mm x 240mm, 680 g
Published: 2004, The History Press Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: True Crime

Vendor: Secondhand Stock
SKU: 9780750934077-SECONDHAND
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James Berry, a dour and somewhat pious ex-policeman who hailed from Yorkshire, was Britain's hangman from 1884 to 1892 and was responsible for carrying out 200 executions. In this biography, the reader is taken into the world of Victorian crime and punishment.