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DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508 ✭
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The year was 1789.........


In Britain, the law indicating the method of execution changed to hanging. Prior to that, burning was the modus operandi. The last female to be executed by burning in England was Christian Bowman.

Her crime was.......................... making counterfeit coins

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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    That is interesting.......thanks for sharing.
    Becky
  • BurnieBurnie Posts: 446 ✭✭✭
    She was actually hanged and then burnt! But she was wearing a clean white gown...
    BST transactions Wondercoin, MCM, levinll, Zrlevin and ajaan. Been buying and selling coins on E-Bay since 2002 as Monk2580
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now we cannot execute them even for child rape... go figure... Cheers, RickO

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