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In [[1692]], several people in [[Salem Village]] were sentenced to be hanged for [[witch]]craft, including [[John Proctor]] and [[Rebecca Nurse]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters]]'') | In [[1692]], several people in [[Salem Village]] were sentenced to be hanged for [[witch]]craft, including [[John Proctor]] and [[Rebecca Nurse]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters]]'') | ||
On [[16 April]] [[1746]], in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Culloden]], [[British Army]] officers hanged captured [[Jacobite]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'') | |||
In the [[1860s]], [[Jeremiah Castle]] was hanged. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jago & Litefoot & Patsy (audio story)|Jago & Litefoot & Patsy]]'') | |||
In the [[1880s]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] was hanged by a mob under {{Ainley}}'s control. He survived thanks to his [[respiratory bypass system]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Town Called Eternity]]'') | In the [[1880s]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] was hanged by a mob under {{Ainley}}'s control. He survived thanks to his [[respiratory bypass system]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Town Called Eternity]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 19:33, 21 October 2014
Hanging was an execution method in which a person's neck would be broken by a noose tied to gallows.
In 1692, several people in Salem Village were sentenced to be hanged for witchcraft, including John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse. (PROSE: The Witch Hunters)
On 16 April 1746, in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, British Army officers hanged captured Jacobites. (TV: The Highlanders)
In the 1860s, Jeremiah Castle was hanged. (AUDIO: Jago & Litefoot & Patsy)
In the 1880s, the Fifth Doctor was hanged by a mob under the Tremas Master's control. He survived thanks to his respiratory bypass system. (PROSE: A Town Called Eternity)
In 1881, Phineas Clanton and his brothers threatened to hang Steven Taylor if Wyatt Earp did not release Doc Holliday. (TV: "Johnny Ringo")
In 1893, Clarence DeMarco was sentenced to be hanged for murder. (TV: The Name of the Doctor)
On Varos, the Governor regularly used the threat of hanging to elicit last-minute confessions from his subjects. (TV: Vengeance on Varos)
