{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Holding the Rope- The Victorian History of Hanging","description":"Burning, Boiling and Beheadings, Oh my! The evolution of the Victorian capital punishment system will surely knock your socks off. So, call a carriage and break out your best cigars, as we navigate the eerily quiet, early morning streets of London to attend a public execution.&amp;nbsp;  The Devil's Dinner Hour is a one-woman show, written, performed and produced by Evelyn James. \u00a9 Music By: Fesliyan Studios Like the podcast? Please show your support by visiting my Patreon at&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/patreon.com\/devilsdinnerhour&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Works Cited:  Ackroyd, Peter.&amp;nbsp;London : The Biography. London, Vintage, 2009. Berry, James. &quot;My Experiences as an Executioner.&quot; London : P. Lund, [1892] Bruce, Alison. Billington. The History Press, 24 Oct. 2011. Dickens, Charles. \u201cHorsemonger Lane Letters.\u201d The Times, 13 Nov. 1849. Flanders, Judith. The Victorian City. Macmillan, 15 July 2014. Higgs, Michelle. \u201cVictorian Capitol Punishment: When Hanging Was a Day Out.\u201d A Visitor\u2019s Guide to Victorian England, 17 July 2019, visitvictorianengland.com\/2019\/07\/17\/victorian-capital-punishment-when-a-hanging-was-a-day-out\/. Accessed 20 Dec. 2023. McGowen, Randall. Journal of British Studies&amp;nbsp;,&amp;nbsp;Volume 33&amp;nbsp;,&amp;nbsp;Issue 3&amp;nbsp;, July 1994&amp;nbsp;, pp. 257 - 282DOI:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/386055 Payn, James. Lights and Shadows of London Life. 1867. William Makepeace Thackeray. Sketches and Travels in London. 1856.   &amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Devil's Dinner Hour","author_url":"http:\/\/devilsdinnerhourpod.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31768637\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/173614627"}