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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Joshamee Gibbs' trial===
 
===Joshamee Gibbs' trial===
In [[1750]], crowds thronged toward the Old Bailey courthouse in [[London]] to witness a pirate's trial. A [[English Girl|little girl]] and [[English Father|her father]] made their way to the courthouse as the [[London Town Crier|town crier]] advertised a pirate execution amidst the crowd. The main courtroom was filled with an angry crowd who wanted to see a pirate's hanging. The trial focused on [[Joshamee Gibbs]], who was mistaken for [[Jack Sparrow]]. Luckily for Gibbs, the real Jack Sparrow managed to turn up disguised as the judge of Gibbs' case, after having hid the [[Smith (judge)|real judge]]. However, he changed Gibbs' sentence from a hanging to life imprisonment.<ref name="OST">''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''</ref>
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In [[1750]], crowds thronged toward the Old Bailey courthouse in [[London]] to witness a pirate's trial. A [[English Girl|little girl]] and [[English Father|her father]] made their way to the courthouse as the [[London Town Crier|town crier]] advertised a pirate execution amidst the crowd. The main courtroom was filled with an angry crowd who wanted to see a pirate's hanging. The trial focused on [[Joshamee Gibbs]], who was tried for a cruel case of mistaken identity as he was mistaken for [[Jack Sparrow]]. The attitude of the court in London is to hang first and ask questions later. Luckily for Gibbs, the real Jack Sparrow managed to turn up disguised as the judge of Gibbs' case, after having hid the [[Smith (judge)|real judge]]. However, he changed Gibbs' sentence from a hanging to life imprisonment.<ref name="OST">''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''</ref>
 
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== Sources ==
 
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*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''
 
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*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (junior novelization)]]''
 
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide]]''
 
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide]]''
 
*''[[The Art of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''
 
*''[[The Art of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Revision as of 19:28, 15 December 2017

"Hurry, Papa! Or we'll miss the hanging!"
"It's not a hanging, dear, it's a trial. The hanging comes this afternoon.
"
A girl and her father[src]

The Old Bailey courthouse, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey, was a court building located in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court. Trials that occur in the Old Bailey deal with major criminal cases, particularly such crimes that involve piracy. Local townspeople could tell of the courthouse by Lady Justice, who stood atop of the Old Bailey holding a sword in one hand, and the scales of justice in the other.

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Joshamee Gibbs' trial

In 1750, crowds thronged toward the Old Bailey courthouse in London to witness a pirate's trial. A little girl and her father made their way to the courthouse as the town crier advertised a pirate execution amidst the crowd. The main courtroom was filled with an angry crowd who wanted to see a pirate's hanging. The trial focused on Joshamee Gibbs, who was tried for a cruel case of mistaken identity as he was mistaken for Jack Sparrow. The attitude of the court in London is to hang first and ask questions later. Luckily for Gibbs, the real Jack Sparrow managed to turn up disguised as the judge of Gibbs' case, after having hid the real judge. However, he changed Gibbs' sentence from a hanging to life imprisonment.[1]

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