Grey is often referred to as ‘The Nine Days Queen’. She was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII and inherited the crown from her cousin Edward VI on 9 July 1553. By 19 July, her cousin Mary Tudor had been proclaimed queen instead. Lady Jane was imprisoned in the Tower of London where she had been preparing for her coronation. She was tried and convicted of high treason, and executed on 12 February 1554. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union" (PDF). European Union. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2010 . Retrieved 23 August 2010.

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Bennett finds Alison's mother distraught, the stepfather suspiciously detached and other locals closemouthed and defensive. Only after repeat visits and rough questioning of the missing girl's handsome young cousin, Charlie Lomas, does Bennett gain the confidence of the village matriarch, Ma Lomas. Over glasses of her home-distilled spirits, Ma Lomas reveals that squire Hawkin, who had assured police that he spent the afternoon of the murder in his photography darkroom, had been seen coming from the wooded area where Alison's dog -- and the evidence of a struggle -- were later found. When Ruth Hawkin finally lets police search her husband's darkroom, they find photographs showing that Hawkin had been repeatedly molesting the girl. Soon Alison's bloodstained clothing is discovered in a long-forgotten cave, and a similarly bloodstained weapon turns up hidden in the squire's library. The evidence is so compelling that the prosecutor agrees to bring murder charges even in the absence of the girl's body. Heathcote's re-creation of the 1963 investigation, trial and execution captures not only the depressing atmosphere of the remote village but the gray, post-war atmosphere that still hangs over rural England. Police forensic training is minimal, a college education is considered elitist and women such as George Bennett's young bride may be obviously intelligent but never question their stay-at-home roles. The moratorium resolution has been presented for a vote each year since 2007. On December 15, 2022, 125 countries voted in support of the moratorium, with 37 countries opposing, and 22 abstentions. The countries voting against the moratorium included the United States, People's Republic of China, North Korea, and Iran. [271] Further information: Cruel and unusual punishment A gurney at San Quentin State Prison in California formerly used for executions by lethal injection Ward, Richard (2015), Ward, Richard (ed.), "Introduction: A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse", A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse, Wellcome Trust–Funded Monographs and Book Chapters, Basingstoke (UK): Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-1-137-44401-1, PMID 27559562 , retrieved 3 April 2023 The decades that followed Henry VIII’s split with the Roman Catholic Church were a turbulent time in England’s history. In 1586 a plot, the Babington Plot, was devised to assassinate the Protestant Queen Elizabeth and replace her with her Catholic cousin Mary, Queen of Scots. The plot was ultimately foiled and the conspirators, along with their leader Anthony Babington, were convicted of high treason and sentenced to death.

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The death penalty for juvenile offenders (criminals aged under 18 years at the time of their crime although the legal or accepted definition of juvenile offender may vary from one jurisdiction to another) has become increasingly rare. Considering the age of majority is not 18 in some countries or has not been clearly defined in law, since 1990 ten countries have executed offenders who were considered juveniles at the time of their crimes: The People's Republic of China (PRC), Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United States, and Yemen. [131] China, Pakistan, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen have since raised the minimum age to 18. [132] Amnesty International has recorded 61 verified executions since then, in several countries, of both juveniles and adults who had been convicted of committing their offences as juveniles. [133] The PRC does not allow for the execution of those under 18, but child executions have reportedly taken place. [134] Mother Catherine Cauchés (center) and her two daughters Guillemine Gilbert (left) and Perotine Massey (right) with her infant son burning for heresy According to Amnesty International's 2021 report, at least 483 people were executed in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The figure excluded the countries that classify death penalty data as state secret. The top five executioners for 2020 were China, Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. [108] Modern-day public opinion Latvia abolished de jure the death penalty for war crimes in 2012, becoming the last EU member to do so. [275] Electrocution and gas inhalation (some U.S. states, but only if the prisoner requests it or if lethal injection is unavailable) In 724 AD in Japan, the death penalty was banned during the reign of Emperor Shōmu but the abolition only lasted a few years. [69] In 818, Emperor Saga abolished the death penalty under the influence of Shinto and it lasted until 1156. [70] [71] In China, the death penalty was banned by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in 747, replacing it with exile or scourging. However, the ban only lasted 12 years. [69] Following his conversion to Christianity in 988, Vladimir the Great abolished the death penalty in Kievan Rus', along with torture and mutilation; corporal punishment was also seldom used. [72]This philosophy aims on the one hand to protect society and on the other hand to compensate to cancel the consequences of the crime committed. It inspired Western criminal law until the 17th century, a time when the first reflections on the abolition of the death penalty appeared. [32] Ancient Rome Shooting (the People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Vietnam, Belarus, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, North Korea, Indonesia, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, and in the US states of Oklahoma and Utah). Crimes against humanity such as genocide are usually punishable by death in countries retaining capital punishment. [189] Death sentences for such crimes were handed down and carried out during the Nuremberg Trials in 1946 and the Tokyo Trials in 1948, but the current International Criminal Court does not use capital punishment. The maximum penalty available to the International Criminal Court is life imprisonment. [190] Murder

Schabas, William (2002). The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81491-1. capital punishment (law) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012 . Retrieved 12 December 2012. Alternating timelines - the 'go to' plot device that the people who make TV love - and people who watch TV hate! But in this case, it works well and actually makes sense. Also - it's not too confusing for the viewer! Fowler, H. W. (14 October 2010). A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition. OUP Oxford. p.310. ISBN 978-0-19-161511-5. Once the most notorious prison in London, Newgate was commissioned in the 12th century by King Henry II and remained in use all the way through to 1902.The novel has two parallel storylines; the first, set in 1963, follows Detective Inspector George Bennett, who attempts to locate a missing girl in Derbyshire. [1] The second, set in the present day, follows journalist Catherine Heathcote, whose plans to publish a story of the investigation are derailed when Bennett inexplicably stops cooperating and she attempts to find out why. Greg explained: “He still believes that Alison is out walking the dog when the police arrive and start their investigation. He’s tremendously concerned for the girl, but he doesn’t get the opportunity to express his feelings and that’s why suspicion is put on him.” Despite his success with the Royal Academy, the enormity of the painting proved to be a challenge for Hart. He kept it rolled up for 40 years until 1879, when he gave it to his hometown of Plymouth to be hung in the newly-built Guildhall. The painting was then moved and displayed at the former City Museum and Art Gallery in 1911, but was rolled for storage before the outbreak of the Second World War and has remained there ever since.