Picture No | 10027929 |
Date | 1650 |
Description | Halifax Gibbet, Yorkshire |
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The Halifax Gibbet used in Yorkshire from 1623 to 1650, but responsible for only 49 deaths, the final victims being two thieves named Wilkinson and Mitchel.
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Source | Engraving by Wenzel Hollar, reproduced in 'The Picture Magazine' |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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