Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: William Kidd



On this Date in History in 1701, William Kidd, Scottish sailor, was hanged for piracy at London's Execution Dock.






Interesting Genealogy Notes regarding Captain Kidd

2 comments:

Wendy said...

I wonder if hangings were really that "neat" with people tied up like a package.

Jay said...

I'd never read or heard about this before... how fascinating!