Publisher's Synopsis
Why was beheading the punishment of choice for royaltyand was Henry VIII addicted to it? When was the first police force created? In no other area of history have people been more inventive than in thinking up punishments for their enemies, and in no other city has it been more in evidence. With some famous victimsAnne Boleyn, Charles I, William Wallaceand some famous placesthe Tower, Newgate Prison, the Clinkthis book immerses you in the history of London's crime and punishment.
