Billington

Victorian Executioner

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Penology, True Crime
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Author: Alison Bruce ISBN: 9780752474069
Publisher: The History Press Publication: October 24, 2011
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Alison Bruce
ISBN: 9780752474069
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: October 24, 2011
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

This is the first fully comprehensive biography on the hangman James Billington, a former pub entertainer and barber who secured the post of executioner for London and the Home Counties. The reader is introduced to the real Billington, illuminating the dark side of a man who held the mandate to kill. Three of his sons followed in his footsteps and together the family were responsible for 218 executions in Great Britain between 1884 and 1905. The stories behind all of Billington’s executions are also included.

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This is the first fully comprehensive biography on the hangman James Billington, a former pub entertainer and barber who secured the post of executioner for London and the Home Counties. The reader is introduced to the real Billington, illuminating the dark side of a man who held the mandate to kill. Three of his sons followed in his footsteps and together the family were responsible for 218 executions in Great Britain between 1884 and 1905. The stories behind all of Billington’s executions are also included.

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