Explore Somerset's condemned, their circumstances and how society attributed their conviction and execution. This book provides the reader with accounts from across Somerset from the Beautiful city of Bath to the small picturesque town of Ilminster. There are over thirty true accounts of Somerset Executions, From Murderers to Highwaymen, Forgers to arsonists Explore the execution locations of Somerset- from Stonegallows, Ilchester and Shepton Mallet. Read about brutal execution types ranging from the hanging from an old oak tree, burning on the stake to the US army firing squad. Meet the professional executioners who crafted and improved the hanging process offering the condemned a dignified death and those that weren't quite so good at their job.