Tyburn gallows

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Tyburn gallows was the principal public execution site in London, historically notorious for hangings that drew large crowds and became part of the city’s criminal folklore.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf execution site
gallows
historical site
alsoKnownAs The Triple Tree
Tyburn Tree
linked to: Tyburn gallows
associatedWith London criminal folklore
crowd entertainment
highwaymen executions
political executions
processions from Newgate Prison
public spectacle
religious martyrs
capacity multiple simultaneous hangings
country England
United Kingdom
culturalImpact frequent reference in ballads and broadsides
motif in crime literature about London
symbol of English capital punishment
endTime 1783
hasHeritageStatus commemorated by plaque near Marble Arch
historicalPeriod Georgian era
Stuart England
Tudor England
locatedIn England
London
linked to: London, England

Tyburn
linked to: Tyburn gallows

United Kingdom
near Hyde Park
Marble Arch
notableEvent last public execution at Tyburn in 1783
notableFor large execution crowds
public hangings
role in London criminal folklore
operatedBy English authorities
Sheriffs of London
partOf English criminal justice system
London penal system
replacedBy Newgate Prison execution site
startTime 12th century
medieval period
streetAddress near present-day Marble Arch
structureType triangular gallows
wooden gallows
typicalExecutionMethod short-drop hanging
usedFor capital punishment
hanging
public executions

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Jack Sheppard executionSite Tyburn gallows
Jonathan Wild executedAt Tyburn
linked to: Tyburn gallows
Tyburn Road connectedTo Tyburn gallows
Tyburn Road ledTo Tyburn gallows
Tyburn Road associatedWith Tyburn Tree
linked to: Tyburn gallows
Silken Thomas placeOfDeath Tyburn
linked to: Tyburn gallows
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March placeOfExecution Tyburn, London
subject linked to: 1st Earl of March
linked to: Tyburn gallows
Edward Coleman placeOfDeath Tyburn, London, England
linked to: Tyburn gallows
Edmund Campion placeOfDeath Tyburn, London
linked to: Tyburn gallows
Edmund Campion burialPlace Tyburn (site of execution; exact grave unknown)
linked to: Tyburn gallows
John Sheppard placeOfExecution Tyburn
linked to: Tyburn gallows
Tyburn gallows locatedIn Tyburn
linked to: Tyburn gallows
Tyburn gallows alsoKnownAs Tyburn Tree
linked to: Tyburn gallows