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The last public hanging in the UK took place on August 26, 1868, when a man named Michael Barrett was executed for his role in the Clerkenwell bombing. The event occurred at Newgate Prison in London and marked the end of public executions in England, as they were increasingly viewed as barbaric. Following this hanging, executions were moved behind prison walls, reflecting changing societal attitudes towards capital punishment. Barrett's execution was attended by a large crowd, illustrating the morbid fascination that public hangings had garnered.

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