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On September 28, 2016 By paddyxavier

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Available for sale. This edited collection offers multi-disciplinary reflections and analysis on a variety of themes centred on nineteenth century executions in the UK, many specifically related to the fundamental change in capital punishment culture as the execution moved from the public arena to behind the prison wall. By examining a period of dramatic change in punishment practice, this collection of essays provides a fresh historical perspective on nineteenth century execution culture, with a focus on Scotland, Wales and the regions of England. Available to order here.

My name is Dr. Patrick Low. I received my PhD in December 2019 for a thesis on capital punishment and post-mortem punishments in the North-East of England between 1752-1878. I am particularly interested in the reporting of executions in the press, post death practices on the body of the executed, the execution crowd and burial procedures. I have appeared on a number of episodes of BBC's Murder, Mystery and My Family and am available for other projects relating to my studies. My full time work is creating websites and films for my company Hellow (www.hellow.co) and through that I have also built websites for many academic projects, including a history of criminal corpses for the Wellcome Trust and most recently a history of Newcastle Gaol with Newcastle University and Dr Shane McCorristine. I am not quite as pretentious as my photo suggests and in my spare time I can be found messing about in the comedy group Hot Gulp. For any enquiries. please contact me on patrickxavierlow@gmail.com.

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