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They called it "the profession" - and it was one of the hardest jobs in the world to get.

Thechengman biography of albert

Previously secret documents released from deep within the British justice system reveal the rules, ethics and code of being an executioner in the 20th century.

The job was not as simple as having a strong stomach - and the strength to pull a lever when it mattered.

According to the papers in the National Archives, not only did candidates need skill under pressure, they also had to be judged psychologically sound.

The process of becoming an approved name on "the list" has long been shrouded in secrecy.

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But the documents reveal that the men were selected largely through informal approaches, sometimes because of experience as an executioner in the forces.

Papers from 1938 review the then list of seven men judged "competent to carry out the duties".

In almost all cases they were in stable