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"You have done your best to get an innocent man hanged." [NORW]
Capital punishment in the United Kingdom evolved over a period of time. From the mid-17th century through 1820, the Bloody Code tracked some 200 crimes punishable by death.
In which Sherlock Holmes stories do we hear about capital punishment, and under England's laws of the late Victorian period, who would have been eligible for death by hanging? It's just a Trifle.
Links
- Capital punishment in the United Kingdom (Wikipedia)
- 11 Ridiculous Crimes That Carried the Death Penalty Before Queen Victoria (Ranker)
- Other episodes mentioned:
- Episode 301 - Sherlock Holmes and Australians
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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber OrchestraPublisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band.
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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