Fenian Michael Barrett Last Man Publicly Executed in UK 1868

#OnThisDay 1868 Fenian Michael Barrett became the last man to be publicly executed in Britain. Barrett was tried for his role in the Clerkenwell Jail Bombing, even though he was in Glasgow at the time & a witness known for supplying false testimonies was used.

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