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Amanda Howard's tenth true crime book investigates the history of hangings and those who found themselves at the end of the hangman's noose.

How has hanging changed during the course of human history? Whether for criminal offences, political purposes or self inflicted, the rope has been a popular choice when disposing of people.

Read about the crimes that led to a guilty verdict and the death penalty, about those who have been wrongly hanged, those who have been hanged wrongly (badly conducted hangings) and the miraculous survival stories. Read the case studies of individuals and entire communities that have had the misfortune to find themselves at the end of the rope.

Did you know that, at times, animals were also hanged with their human masters and mistresses? Some animals were even pardoned because they were deemed to be of good character

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