sixpenceee: Suicide in England was once considered a heinous crime. To the English, suicide was self-murder and the perpetrators of unsuccessful suicides were charged as felons. The property of a suicide victim would be confiscated by the government.

sixpenceee: Suicide in England was once considered a heinous crime. To the English, suicide was self-murder and the perpetrators of unsuccessful suicides were charged as felons. The property of a suicide victim would be confiscated by the government.

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