Items matching punishments taken from The British Isles (1905) (results page 1)

punishments: a device or procedure used to discourage criminals (see also torture).

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Stocks at Stanton Harcourt The British Isles (1905)

“Stanton Harcourt still preserves the stocks in which petty offenders were held in ludicrous durance. (p. 120)” People were forced to sit with their ankles locked into the wooden holes so that their f [...]

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Places shown: Stanton Harcourt; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-12-31

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Stocks at Stanton Harcourt (Sepia-Tinted Edition) The British Isles (1905)

A “sepia-tinted photograph” version of The Stocks at Stanton Harcourt.

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Places shown: Stanton Harcourt; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-12-31

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