#288 | Albert Pierrepoint | Britain’s Most Famous Executioner

He was Britain's most famous hangman and was responsible for the executions of up to 600 prisoners.

In this episode, we'll explore the curious life of a man who ended people's lives for a living.

• The unusual boyhood dream of Albert Pierrepoint
• Executions running in the family
• Capital punishment in the UK in the early 20th century
• Becoming an assistant executioner and working with his uncle
• Conducting his first execution
• The "long drop"
• Executing Nazi war criminals
• Becoming a pub landlord
• Why Albert Pierrepoint was so successful
• Controversial hangings in the 1950s
• Was he really a kind and gentle man?
• Retiring from his job as an executioner
• The beliefs of Albert Pierrepoint about capital punishment
• Legacy in books, films & TV

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/albert-pierrepoint

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