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Minimum Execution Age

England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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930Date range
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Chronological records

930

Athelstan930

England · Government / Government of England

Later Athelstan legislation raised the minimum age for execution after concern about killing very young offenders.

Names involved

Athelstan

Provenance

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