ITV The Ruth Ellis Story: Who was the last woman to be hanged for murder in the UK? - Liverpool Echo

ITV’s drama about the UK’s last executed woman will make you shudder – and sympathise

Was the last British woman to be executed a victim of misogyny and snobbery? ‘A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story’ makes her case

Who was the real Ruth Ellis? True story of last woman to be hanged in Britain

The name Ruth Ellis has become infamous as the last woman to be hanged for murder in the UK.She was executed in 1955 after shooting dead her lover outside a pub in Hampstead Heath, London. But her life was as remarkable as her well-publicised death.A new four-part drama on ITV, A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, reveals some of it on ITV on Wednesday 5 March starting at 9pm.Just 28 years old at the time of her death, Ruth was already a divorcee…

Last woman hanged in UK sparked family 'curse' which ended in tragedy

Ruth Ellis was executed in 1955 for the murder of her lover, David Blakely, with story now being depicted in new ITV1 drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

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ITV The Ruth Ellis Story: Who was the last woman to be hanged for murder in the UK? - Liverpool Echo

Ruth's case caused widespread controversy across the UK

The true story of Ruth Ellis and why she was Britain's last woman to be hanged

Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain in 1955, with the story dramatised in the ITV series A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story