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You choose a wedding suit and walk to Tyburn: What would you do?
A nobleman in his wedding suit is driven through London to Tyburn for execution-what would you wear and why, as the law itself is on trial?
You choose a wedding suit and walk to Tyburn: What would you do?
In this episode, the story follows Laurence Shirley, the fourth Earl Ferrers, in the hours and years that led to a public hanging witnessed by thousands. It traces his inheritance, marriage, and the choice he made standing before his wardrobe, asking how law, title, and personal responsibility collided. What does a single hanging reveal about power and accountability in eighteenth‑century…
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