Banished, beheaded, or boiled in oil
by Neil Tonge
- ISBN
- 9798855118377
Banished, beheaded, or boiled in oil is a crime, young adult book by Neil Tonge.
About this book
The history of punishing criminals is a long and gruesome one. In 620 BC, a Greek named Draco wrote a legal code that punished almost every crime with death except murder! For that, criminals were exiled. Odd facts about crime and punishment like this abound in history. Readers encounter many places and periods, from ancient China to the Victorian era, to learn all about the terrible, gross, and strange ways crimes were punished in the past.
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Banished, beheaded, or boiled in oil is a Crime, Young Adult, History, Punishment, Criminals book.
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The history of punishing criminals is a long and gruesome one. In 620 BC, a Greek named Draco wrote a legal code that punished almost every crime with death except murder! For that, criminals were exiled. Odd facts about crime and punishment like this abound in history. Readers encounter many places...
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Banished, beheaded, or boiled in oil was written by Neil Tonge.