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| Picture No | 10151299 |
| Date | 6th April 1752 |
| Description | Mary Blandy's Execution |
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Mary Blandy, attended by the Reverend Swinton, being hanged near Oxford for poisoning her father. Her famous last words were: 'For the sake of decency gentlemen, don't hang me high'.
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| Source | Unattributed engraving |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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