Jack Ketch
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title:
Jack Ketch
text:
John Ketch, generally known as Jack Ketch, was an infamous English executioner employed by King Charles II. He became famous through the way he performed his duties during the tumults of the 1680s, when he was often mentioned in broadsheet accounts that circulated throughout the Kingdom of England. He is thought to have been appointed in 1663. He executed the death sentences against William Russell, Lord Russell, in Lincoln's Inn Fields on 21 July 1683, and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, on
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English executioner (died 1686)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ketch
date created:
2004-09-28T00:47:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T21:28:53Z
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