English Execution Narrative, 1200-1700
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781848933989
Subjects: Great britain, politics and government; Great britain, social life and customs
Description: Royer examines the changing ritual of execution across five centuries and discovers a shift both in practice and in the message that was sent to the population at large. She argues that what began as a show of retribution and revenge became a ceremonial portrayal of redemption as the political, religious and cultural landscape of England evolved.