Particulars of the Trial and Execution of William Goodsell · IALS Library - Cultural Property & Cultural Heritage Law

Title: Particulars of the Trial and Execution of William Goodsell
Description: A cheaply printed broadside, 'Particulars of the Trial and Execution of William Goodsell' records the public execution of a 19th-century criminal in vivid, sensational detail. Sold on the streets for pennies, it was never meant to last. Yet its survival offers a rare glimpse into how ordinary people encountered news, morality, and spectacle through print — a fragile reminder of how quickly information once travelled, and how easily it could have been lost.
Date: 1834
Source: https://archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/Details/archive/110005820
Format: Broadside
Century: 19th
Subject: Executions

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