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- Anne Greene (c. 1628 – 1659 or c. 1665) was an English domestic servant who was accused of committing infanticide in 1650. She is known for surviving her attempted execution by hanging, being revived by physicians from the University of Oxford.
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Anne Greene (c. 1628 – 1659 or c. 1665) was an English domestic servant who was accused of committing infanticide in 1650. She is known for surviving her attempted execution by hanging, being revived by physicians from the University of Oxford.
Anne Greene was a young Oxfordshire woman employed in the service of Sir Thomas Read. In the spring of 1650, while in her early 20s, she was seduced and impregnated by Read’s 16-year-old grandson, Jeffrey. Six months later she went into labour while stirring a vat of malt.
Apr 5, 2019 · Anne Greene was a woman who lived in England during the 17th century. She is notable for having survived her own execution. This was hailed as an act of God and Anne was pardoned. After her failed execution, Anne went on living for another 15 years, before dying in childbirth.
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Oct 31, 2014 · Anne Greene thought she was going to die. She hadn’t gotten a fair trial. She protested that she had not killed her baby. Despite the medical proof the baby had indeed been a stillborn, Anne was condemned to hang.
May 29, 2024 · Anne Greene's case remains a fascinating anomaly in legal and medical history. It raises questions about the justice system's handling of circumstantial evidence and the power of public...
Dec 12, 2021 · Anne Greene survived her execution on 14 December 1650. A Faithful Narrative and True Relation of One Anne Green pamphlet, 1651 © Bridgeman Images. It was Anne Greene’s great good fortune that, after she had been hanged in the castle yard at Oxford, her body was given to the university’s physicians for dissection.
A day after the hanging, Anne Green revived on the anatomy table of Dr. William Petty of Oxford just as the physician was preparing her body for dissection. Her remarkable recovery was made even more incredible by the court’s decision to forego the sentence and let Green live.
