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Executioners generally were selected among convicts of capital crimes who had their death sentences stayed for indefinite terms or even commuted for life without parole, and who in exchange for their stays or commutations had to carry out the executions ordered by law. Executioners were, whenever possible, selected from among slaves convicted ...
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 ...
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 .
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. He is thought to ...
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This list is categorised by the reason for execution and the year of the execution is included. When a person was sentenced to death for two or more different capital crimes they are listed multiple times.
Thomas Derrick (fl. 1596 – c. 1610) 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.