Banished, beheaded, or boiled in oil : a hair-raising history of crime and punishment throughout the ages! / Neil Tonge ; illustrator, Tom Morgan-Jones.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents
Crime and punishment -- Chilling China -- Gruesome Greeks -- It's all Greek to me! A Greek trial -- Revolting Romans -- Awful Aztecs -- Murderous Middle Ages -- Curious cases of criminal creatures -- Terrifying Tudors -- Troubled times -- Mechanical marvels of the modern age -- Vengeful Victorians -- School and punishment.
