Ordered For Execution, John Holland & William King, on Monday the 25th of November, 1822
About this object
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Maker:
Catnach, James
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ID:
A2190
Production date:
1822-11
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Location:
In Store
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This broadside refers to the public execution of John Holland and William King. Found guilty of 'sodomy' they were executed together at the gallows outside Newgate prison on 25th November 1822. The broadside includes a generic woodcut of the gallows and the crowd witnessing the execution. The text includes the Recorder's address to the prisoners in which he describes their crime as an 'atrocious case' quoting passages from the Bible. Although officially punishable by death until 1861 executions for 'sodomy' sometimes referred to as 'buggery' or an 'unnatural crime' were not enforced after 1835.
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Measurements
H 379 mm; W 249 mm (overall)
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Materials
paper
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Last Updated
2024-04-22
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