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| Foreword | p. 7 |
| Preface | p. 11 |
| Capital Crimes | p. 18 |
| Gruesome Scenes | p. 28 |
| Moves to Minimise Capital Punishment | p. 41 |
| Rush to Reform | p. 51 |
| Executions in Private | p. 59 |
| Abolition of Public Hangings | p. 69 |
| The Campaign at Bay | p. 76 |
| Towards a Select Committee | p. 85 |
| Peace and War | p. 97 |
| The Silverman Amendment | p. 102 |
| The Royal Commission | p. 127 |
| Trials and Tribulations | p. 137 |
| A Quiet Report | p. 159 |
| Another Victory: Another Defeat | p. 170 |
| The Homicide Act 1957 | p. 186 |
| Confusion | p. 199 |
| The Trend Towards Abolition | p. 216 |
| Abolition | p. 233 |
| The End of the Rope | p. 252 |
| Afterword | p. 270 |
| Milestones to Abolition | p. 271 |
| Prime Ministers from 1800 to 1970 | p. 273 |
| Home Secretaries from 1800 to 1970 | p. 275 |
| Bibliography | p. 277 |
| Index | p. 279 |
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