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On June 17, 2014June 24, 2014 By paddyxavierLeave a comment

Here is London Home of the brash, outrageous and free You are repressed But you're remarkably dressed Is it Real? In this last week my studies took me to the Big Smoke. I was on my way to a family gathering for my parents 40th wedding anniversary and a very old friends stag do the following …

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Execution Culture in Nineteenth Century Britain From Public Spectacle to Hidden Ritual
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. I also created the website www.criminalcorpses.com for a brilliant Leicester University & Wellcome Trust Project. 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. patrickxavierlow@gmail.com

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