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| '''Drawing and quartering''' was part of the penalty anciently ordained | '''Drawing and quartering''' was part of the penalty anciently ordained | ||
| in ] for treason. | in ] for treason. | ||
| Until ] the full punishment for the crime was that the culprit | Until ] the full punishment for the crime was that the culprit | ||
| be dragged on a hurdle to the place of execution; that he be | be dragged on a hurdle to the place of execution; that he be | ||
| ] by the neck but not until he was dead; that he should | ] by the neck but not until he was ]; that he should | ||
| be disembowelled and his entrails burned before his eyes; | be ] and his entrails burned before his eyes; | ||
| that his head be cut off and his body divided into four parts (quartered). | that his ] and his body divided into four parts (quartered). Women were generally ] rather than being subjected to this punishment. There is confusion among modern historians about whether "drawing" referred to the dragging to the place of execution or the disembowelling. | ||
| There is confusion among modern historians about whether "drawing" referred to the dragging to the place of execution or the disembowelling. | |||
| This penalty was first inflicted in ] on the ] | This penalty was first inflicted in ] on the ] | ||
| prince ], and on ] a few years later. | prince ], and on ] a few years later. Other notable victims of the punishment include ] and his co-conspirators in the ] as well as ] and his six accomplices who were hanged, drawn and quartered in ] for conspiring to assassinate ]. The sentence was last carried out in ] (though it was passed as late as ]). | ||
| Women were generally ] rather than | |||
| being subjected to this punishment. | |||
| Other notable victims of the punishment include ] and his | |||
| co-conspirators in the ] as well as ] | |||
| and his six accomplices who were hanged, drawn and quartered in ] for | |||
| conspiring to assassinate ]. | |||
| The sentence was last carried out in ] (though it was | |||
| passed as late as 1867). | |||
| During the ], most captured |
During the ], most captured ]s were treated | ||
| as ], rather than as traitors, and thus | as ], rather than as traitors, and thus | ||
| were spared this punishment. | were spared this punishment. | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 18 July 2003
Drawing and quartering was part of the penalty anciently ordained in England for treason.
Until 1870 the full punishment for the crime was that the culprit be dragged on a hurdle to the place of execution; that he be hanged by the neck but not until he was dead; that he should be disembowelled and his entrails burned before his eyes; that his head be cut off and his body divided into four parts (quartered). Women were generally burned at the stake rather than being subjected to this punishment. There is confusion among modern historians about whether "drawing" referred to the dragging to the place of execution or the disembowelling.
This penalty was first inflicted in 1284 on the Welsh prince David ap Gruffydd, and on Sir William Wallace a few years later. Other notable victims of the punishment include Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot as well as Edward Marcus Despard and his six accomplices who were hanged, drawn and quartered in 1803 for conspiring to assassinate George III. The sentence was last carried out in 1820 (though it was passed as late as 1867).
During the American Revolution, most captured colonists were treated as prisoners of war, rather than as traitors, and thus were spared this punishment.