Chapter 2 Becoming Really Dead: Dying by Degrees

Those convicted of homicide were hanged on the public gallows before being dissected under the Murder Act in Georgian England. Yet, from 1752, whether criminals actually died on the hanging tree or in the dissection room remained a medical mystery in early modern society. Dissecting the Criminal Cor...

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Main Author:	T. Hurren, Elizabeth
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Nature 2021
Subjects:	georgian england convicts murderers homicide early modern england murder act crime studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science
Online Access:	1000175
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