History of the Death Penalty

In the tenth century A.D., hanging became the main form of execution in Britain. Still, in the feeling century, William the Conqueror would not like that to be a form of execution and only wanted it to be used for only during war.

The Death Penalty in America and the UK influenced the US to use the death penalty as a punishment. Captain George Kendall was the first recorded execution in the new colonies in the Jamestown Virginia colony in 1608. George was executed for being a spy for Spain.