by Wade (Author)
Features stories of criminals hanged at York from the middle of the eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century. The condemned featured in this work range from coiners and forgers to murderers, thieves and highwaymen, the most infamous being Dick Turpin, who was hanged on York's Knavesmire in 1739 for horse-stealing.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 15 Aug 2008
ISBN 10: 0750950420
ISBN 13: 9780750950428