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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]]'') | ||
In [[1881]], [[Phineas Clanton]] and his brothers threatened to hang [[Steven Taylor]] if [[Wyatt Earp]] did not release [[Doc Holliday]]. ([[TV]]: | In [[October]] [[1881]], [[Phineas Clanton]] and his brothers threatened to hang [[Steven Taylor]] if [[Wyatt Earp]] did not release [[Doc Holliday]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'') | ||
In [[1893]], [[Clarence DeMarco]] was sentenced to be hanged for murder. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor]]'') | In [[1893]], [[Clarence DeMarco]] was sentenced to be hanged for murder. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor]]'') | ||
On [[Varos]], the [[Governor of Varos|Governor]] regularly used the threat of hanging to elicit last-minute confessions from his subjects. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') | On [[Varos]] in the late [[23rd century]], the [[Governor of Varos|Governor]] regularly used the threat of hanging to elicit last-minute confessions from his subjects. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 19:34, 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 October 1881, Phineas Clanton and his brothers threatened to hang Steven Taylor if Wyatt Earp did not release Doc Holliday. (TV: The Gunfighters)
In 1893, Clarence DeMarco was sentenced to be hanged for murder. (TV: The Name of the Doctor)
On Varos in the late 23rd century, the Governor regularly used the threat of hanging to elicit last-minute confessions from his subjects. (TV: Vengeance on Varos)
