Talk:William Spiggot

This is a new article that I am starting as an assessment for one of my classes about History of England, 18th century studies. Feel free to edit it and suggest further readings! Also you can contact me on my talk page to discuss about the article. Cheers! JMChaleat (talk) 16:40, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Uncertain about the date of his death
Hi, I am uncertain about the exact date of his death. On the Ordinary's Account of the 8th february it says talking about Spiggot "on Monday, February 9, before the Execution" and then it says "on the Wednesday Morning, he again receiv'd the Sacrament in the Chapel, from whence he was immediately after, carry'd to the place of Execution". Therefore I deduce that he was executed on the 11th, the Wednesday. But in the book Tales of the Hanging Court (cf references) it says that he was executed on the 8th (the Sunday). I am a bit confuse and I don't know which date is correct. Any ideas? JMChaleat (talk) 17:22, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Part 2: the reason for his refusal
Hi, I am actually working on the second part of the article (you can come and check in my sandbox later on). I am thinking about trying to explain Spiggot reasons for refusing to plead. For this I was thinking about using Andrea McKenzie's "Tyburn's Martyrs" where she interprets it differently. Also I wanted to put the Ordinary of Newgate's point of view. Maybe you can suggest other readings on the peine forte et dure, and how it is interpreted by scholars. Feel free to contact me for contributions. Thank you --JMChaleat (talk) 14:56, 4 November 2015 (UTC)