Letter: Humane execution and the fear of the tumbril (2) Published 7 March 2018. From Chrissy Philp, Bath, UK . I am glad that scientific attention is being directed at finding th ...

This article was originally published with the title “A New Tumbril Car” inScientific American Magazine Vol. 9 No. 16(October 1863), p. 256doi:10.1038/scientificamerican10171863-256 ...

Anyway, as the tumbril bearing Grant came into view, and we got shots of toothless crones in the crowd getting on with their knitting – or their modern equivalent, West Ham fans looking glum ...