It’s one of the most infamous walks in English history… the procession of the condemned from Newgate Prison to the site of execution at Tyburn, now Marble Arch.

This was justice presented as theatre: with pantomime-like villains, heroes of the people and dramatic final speeches. And it was a free public fair attracting sometimes crowds of over ten thousand.

Richard’s Virtual Tour leads you on the course of the route, sets out the weird rituals and superstitions of the day and introduces you to a gallery of those executed from the traitors to the petty thieves.