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Pages in category "English executioners" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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 .
Simple English; Slovenčina; ... An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who effects a sentence of capital punishment on a condemned person.
John Ketch (died November 1686), generally known as Jack Ketch, [1] was an infamous English executioner employed by King Charles II. [2] He became famous through the way he performed his duties during the tumults of the 1680s, when he was often mentioned in broadsheet accounts that circulated throughout the Kingdom of England.
Thomas Derrick (fl. 1596 – c. 1608) was an English executioner during the Elizabethan Era. [1]Derrick served as a sailor in the Royal Navy during the Anglo-Spanish war and under the command of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, he took part in the capture of Cádiz.
For people of English nationality who were executed, see Category:Executed English people. Subcategories. This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 ...
Pierrepoint's brother Thomas, also an executioner, is reported to have said about John Ellis that "it was impossible to work with him". [7] Ellis was persuaded to take on the dramatic role of executioner in the play The Life and Adventures of Charles Peace, which opened in Gravesend in December, 1927. This attracted a degree of controversy as ...