Bygone Punishments

Bygone Punishments

William Andrews, English author (1848-1908)


This ebook presents «Bygone Punishments», from William Andrews. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Preface

- Hanging

- Hanging In Chains

- Hanging Alive In Chains

- Hanging, Drawing, And Quartering

- Pressing To Death

- Drowning

- Burning To Death

- Boiling To Death

- Beheading

- The Halifax Gibbet

- The Scottish Maiden

- Mutilation

- Branding

- The Pillory

- Punishing Authors And Burning Books

- Finger Pillory

- The Jougs

- The Stocks

- The Drunkard's Cloak

- Whipping And Whipping-posts

- Public Penance

- The Repentance Stool

- The Ducking-stool

- The Brank, Or Scold's Bridle

- Riding The Stang