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The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Ruth Ellis’s pardon will comfort her family, but the system still lets down abused women like her

When Ellis was condemned to death in 1955, the horrific violence she had suffered was ignored. Today, vulnerable women are still fighting to be heard, says journalist Joan Smith

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9

Ruth Ellis: what her posthumous pardon tells us about Britain’s view of abuse then, and now

Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be hanged in Britain on July 13 1955. Her execution was a national event. A crowd, reported to be 1,000-strong, gathered outside Holloway Prison in London that morning. Anti-death penalty protesters held signs, some people prayed and some wept. Ellis’s story had deeply…

The Conversation · Jul 9

Ruth Ellis, last woman hanged in UK, granted posthumous conditional pardon

Ellis, 28, was executed in 1955 after fatally shooting her abusive partner David Blakely

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Last woman hanged in the UK to be granted conditional pardon

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said: ‘We hope this brings a measure of peace to Ruth Ellis’s family.’

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Why the last woman to be executed in the UK has been granted a pardon

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The Independent UK · Jul 8

Ruth Ellis: Last woman to be hanged in Britain finally granted pardon

Ruth Ellis shot her lover dead after he subjected her to brutal physical abuse

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Ruth Ellis pardoned: Last woman to be executed in UK has death sentence for murdering partner commuted

Ruth Ellis was hanged at London’s Holloway Prison on July 13, 1955, after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakley

Evening Standard · Jul 8

Grandchildren Of Last Woman Executed In UK Seek Her Pardon

The grandchildren of the last woman to be executed in Britain have called for Ruth Ellis to be pardoned, 70 years after she was sent to the gallows for murdering her "abusive" lover, their lawyers said Wednesday.

International Business Times · Oct 22, 2025

Grandchildren of last woman to be hanged in Britain seek posthumous pardon

Ruth Ellis was executed on 13 July 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover, David Blakely.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025