Public Executions: From Ancient Rome to the Present Day by Cawthorne Nigel

Public Executions: From Ancient Rome to the Present Day by Cawthorne Nigel

Author:Cawthorne, Nigel [Cawthorne, Nigel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781848585126
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Published: 2006-09-27T23:00:00+00:00


'I went out to Charing Cross to see Major-General Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered, which was done there, he was looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition. He was presently cut down, and his head and heart shown to the people, at which there was great shouts of joy.'

The great surprise was how long Harrison survived the ordeal. After he 'was cut down alive, and his entrails were taken out of his body, he rose up and had strength enough left to strike the executioner'. This was probably the self-styled 'Squire' Edward Dun who brutally taunted his victims.



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