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<br>A list of executions at the Tower of London from 1388 to 1941 is also available [http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/tower.html online].  
<br>A list of executions at the Tower of London from 1388 to 1941 is also available [http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/tower.html online].  


Felons found guilty of crimes at sea, such as piracy, were put to death at Execution Dock, near the Tower of London. A list of executions there from 1735 to 1830 is available [http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/edock.html online].  
Felons found guilty of crimes at sea, such as piracy, were put to death at Execution Dock, near the Tower of London. A list of executions there from 1735 to 1830 is available [http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/edock.html online].
 
*Stevenson, Robert Louis. ''Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who Have Been Condemned and Executed for Murder, Highway Robberies, House-breaking, Street Robberies, Coining, Or Other Offences; From the Year 1720 to the Year 1735, Collected from Original Papers and Authentic Memoirs.'' London: Reeves and Turner, 1874. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/cu31924024870887 Internet Archive] - free.


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