Executions: Museum of London Docklands Exhibition

Be on your best behaviour. This is 700 years of public punishment in London!

Get ready for some horrible history! A major exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands is designed to teach us all how public executions shaped Londoners’ lives and the city’s landscape. Discover the rarely told and often tragic human stories behind the spectacle of public executions, and see fascinating objects rarely seen in public, up close. You can even see the vest said to have been worn by King Charles I at his execution. Paintings and projections, as well as an impressive interactive display mapping London’s execution landscape illuminate the long history of public punishment in the capital. Delve deeper by listening to the free downloadable audio guide – it's the perfect partner in crime!