Crime & Legislation
Spanning criminals, prisons and the Metropolitan Police, find out about London’s laws and its lawbreakers in our objects, stories and blogs.
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Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation
Mapping London’s execution landscape
In central London, you’re never further than 5km from a known site of execution
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Zong Massacre Trial
The appalling case of 130 enslaved Africans murdered for an insurance claim
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Collections
London’s dark public execution history in 5 objects
A look at 700 years of public executions in London through five objects
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Post-Medieval
Post-Medieval
Dean & Chapter, St Peter's, Westminster (seal impression)
Tudor; mid-late 16th century
