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William Joyce
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William Brooke Joyce, nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War. After moving from New York to Ireland and subsequently to England, Joyce bec
Joyce shortly after capture, 1945
Joyce shortly after capture, 1945
Dämmerung über England (Twilight over England), 3rd edition, Berlin 1942
Dämmerung über England (Twilight over England), 3rd edition, Berlin 1942
Albert Pierrepoint
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Albert Pierrepoint was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him.
William Joyce
…treason in 1945 and sentenced to death. The Court of Appeal and the House of Lords both upheld his conviction. He was hanged in Wandsworth Prison by Albert Pierrepoint on 3 January 1946, making him the most recent person executed for treason in the United Kingdom. William Brooke Joyce was born on Herkimer Street in…
Albert's father Henry
Albert's father Henry
Facsimile of British hangman's equipment, shown at Wandsworth Prison museum
Facsimile of British hangman's equipment, shown at Wandsworth Prison museum
Execution Box number eight, containing all the equipment needed for an executioner; shown at Wandsworth Prison museum
Execution Box number eight, containing all the equipment needed for an executioner; shown at Wandsworth Prison museum
X-ray of the cervical spine with a hangman's fracture. Left without annotation, right with. The C2 (red outline) is moved forward with respect to C3 (
X-ray of the cervical spine with a hangman's fracture. Left without annotation, right with. The C2 (red outline) is moved forward with respect to C3 (blue outline).