Billington : Victorian executioner
Bruce, Alison2009
Book
This title provides a complete account of the stories behind James Billington's 153 executions, as well as introducing the reader to the real man behind the rope.
Main title:
Billington : Victorian executioner / Alison Bruce.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : History, 2009.
Collation:
224 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750947749 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.66092364.66364.6609
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Crime, Hangmen, Executions, Biography, Bolton, Barber, Publican, Mary Ann Dyer, Doctor Thomas Cream, Dr, Henry Pierrepoint, William Warbrick, Billington Family tree, Genealogy, Derby Arms Public House, Pub, John, Thomas, William Billington, Hangman, Hanging, Derby Hotel.
BRN:
1131083