“Gibbeting”, also known as “hanging in chains,'' is the method of leaving a body hanging after execution, such as from the gallows or even after the victim was drawn and quartered.

A range of punishments were used to make criminals suffer and to deter other people from committing similar crimes. Fines were a common punishment for petty crimes - minor crimes which were not ...

Part of History Crime and punishment, c.1250 to the present day However, people were still hanged for certain crimes, mainly murder. There were still 297 executions between 1830 and 1835.