18th century… Last Dying Speeches 17 Aug 201517 Aug 2015 ‘The morning dawned…the clock had just struck eight, when the voice of a man in the street fell upon his ear. He heard the following announcement:- Here is a full…
crime… “Launched into Eternity”: Public Hangings and Last Dying Speeches in 18th-Century England 14 Jan 201514 Jan 2015 During the 18th century crime was the talk of the town in England. In 1751, the crime rate had reached such hellish proportions that the Magistrate of Westminster, Henry Fielding…
