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1912–1935 (Arthur Ellis was the pseudonym of executioner Arthur Bartholomew English) "Camille Blanchard" 1935–1960 (Camille Blanchard was the pseudonym that executioner of Canada used) "John Ellis" 1960–1976 (John Ellis was the pseudonym Canada's last executioner used while interviewed on a TV show)
Pages in category "Executed English people" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 255 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mohammad Abdullah (1871) assassination of John Paxton Norman; Sher Ali Afridi (1872) assassination of Viceroy Lord Mayo; Pakhomy Andreyushkin (1887) conspiracy to assassinate Russian Emperor Alexander III
A common stereotype of an executioner is a hooded medieval or absolutist executioner. Symbolic or real, executioners were rarely hooded, and not robed in all black; hoods were only used if an executioner's identity and anonymity were to be preserved from the public. As Hilary Mantel noted in her 2018 Reith Lectures, "Why would an executioner ...
For people of English nationality who were executed, see Category:Executed English people. Subcategories. This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 ...
He was also an assistant executioner in 1900. After his father died in December 1901, William became the principal executioner for England. He was at first assisted by his older brother Thomas and then by his younger brother John, [2] along with Henry Pierrepoint. He was a small celebrity during this period among the populace, many of whom ...
People executed by the Kingdom of England (927–1649, 1660–1707). People executed by England after the creation of Great Britain in 1707 should be placed in Category:People executed by England and Wales.