The tragedy of James and John - the last two men to be hanged in Britain just for being gay: London in 1835 was on the cusp of the Victorian age. But beneath the civilised veneer lurked a brutal darkness. Read CHRIS BRYANT's haunting new book
On a warm Saturday morning in August 1835, James Pratt said goodbye to his wife and daughter at his home in South-East London and set out for the city centre.
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