In 1571, a novel triangular gallows allowing for the hanging of several people at once was erected in the English village of Tyburn, which became so famous for its executions that thousands of paying spectators would turn out for hangings. During a 1649 mass execution, 24 prisoners were hanged there. The site became synonymous with capital punishment and was commonly invoked in euphemisms like “to take a ride to Tyburn,” meaning to go to one’s hanging. Who was “Lord of the Manor of Tyburn”? Discuss
Source: The Free Dictionary