Spencer, Barbara (d. 1721)
Spencer, Barbara (d. 1721)
English coiner. Born in St. Giles, England; died at Tyburn, July 5, 1721.
Received death sentence for coining, then a crime of treason against Crown; was pelted with stones and dirt by mob of spectators before being strangled and then burned at stake at Tyburn.
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