The Abolition of the Burning of Women in England Reconsidered
In June 1790 the British parliament abolished one of the most striking and horrific modes of capital punishment still practised in England, the burning at the stake of women convicted of treason. Previous accounts of this change have generally regarded it as a long overdue measure in a society that...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2009
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |