Project Gutenberg 2018-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 614 Marks, Alfred 11015038 Tyburn Tree: Its History and Annals Produced by Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Tyburn Tree: Its History and Annals" by Alfred Marks is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the grim history and circumstances surrounding the executions that took place at Tyburn, exploring the social, legal, and cultural dimensions of capital punishment in England. Marks vividly portrays the procession to Tyburn, echoing the suffering of the condemned and the societal attitudes towards justice and punishment. The opening of the book provides a haunting introduction to the narratives of the many individuals who met their fate at Tyburn—a place where an estimated fifty thousand souls were executed over centuries. Marks describes the journey of these individuals, ranging from noblemen to common thieves, depicting the harrowing experiences they faced, including being dragged or led to the gallows. He references various historical and literary sources to underline the spectacle of these public executions and comment on the historical context of crime and punishment, hinting at a broader discourse on the ramifications of state power and the evolution of societal values concerning justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Crime -- Great Britain Criminals -- Great Britain Tyburn gallows (London, England) Executions and executioners HV Text Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology 812958 2025-07-22T12:28:47.482118 text/html 784105 2018-02-05T12:12:22 text/html 1690245 2025-07-22T12:28:59.958086 application/epub+zip 1698589 2025-07-22T12:28:49.815140 application/epub+zip 345007 2025-07-22T12:28:48.618186 application/epub+zip 1946069 2025-07-22T12:29:06.887029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1870643 2025-07-22T12:28:58.782104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522578 2022-08-25T12:28:35.874719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610288 2025-07-22T12:28:45.660202 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 610465 2018-02-05T12:12:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19184 2025-07-22T12:29:07.037042 application/rdf+xml 16636 2025-07-22T12:28:48.815126 image/jpeg 3252 2025-07-22T12:28:48.720120 image/jpeg 235755 2018-02-05T12:12:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 1532995 2018-02-05T12:12:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 1546032 2025-07-22T12:28:47.582134 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog