Episode 2 of 2
Execution at Newgate
- When
- 27 November 1835
- Where
- Newgate Prison
Pratt and Smith were hanged outside Newgate Prison on 27 November 1835, marking the last capital punishment for sodomy in England.
Sentenced to death by Recorder Charles Law, the men were held at Newgate Prison. Charles Dickens visited them on 5 November. They were hanged in front of the prison on the morning of 27 November, becoming the last men executed for sodomy in England.
Sources
- James Pratt and John Smith Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-08
- Newgate Prison Wikipedia
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