world s greatest trials

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The courtrooms of the world have provided a stage for some of the most gripping human dramas ever told. Tension and conflict are the essence of a trial, sometimes with the threat of execution waiting at the end.

This fascinating book tells the stories of some 50 sensational trials that have changed the course of history, created new laws, and put new words into the language; the Yorkshire Ripper, Charles I, Guy Fawkes, and the Nuremberg trials are all featured.