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I found out today that a churchyard I visited in Amersham holds the grave of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK.
I was always under the impression that an executed criminal could not be buried in conscrated ground. Since Ruth Ellis is to date without a pardon for her crime, why was she disinterred from the grounds of Holloway when it was rebuilt, and buried in a churchyard?
I was always under the impression that an executed criminal could not be buried in conscrated ground. Since Ruth Ellis is to date without a pardon for her crime, why was she disinterred from the grounds of Holloway when it was rebuilt, and buried in a churchyard?
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It was not the case that executed criminals could not be buried in consecrated ground but that they had to be buried within the prison walls, mainly, I suppose, to prevent the grave from becoming the focus of public attention. In the days of public executions it was not unusual for the body to be handed over to the family for burial.
Looks like you're 180 years behind the times Andy :c)
//Between 1752 and 1832 the bodies of executed murderers were legally denied burial in consecrated ground//
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//Between 1752 and 1832 the bodies of executed murderers were legally denied burial in consecrated ground//
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