Drowning used to be a capital punishment in Britain as an alternative to execution. It was regarded as the milder punishment, and was usually administered to women prisoners. The last official drowning in England occurred in 1550, and in Scotland in 1655.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 243, 14 October 1935, Page 12
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