I remember my English teacher explaining that the past tenses of 'to hang' were 'hung' and 'have hung', but when the gallows were involved it's 'to be hanged'. He went on to inform us about being hanged, drawn and quartered. Learn it young and you'll never forget 😁
I was listening to a Dana Schwartz podcast- where she claims that many of the medieval torture apparatus never existed (iron maiden etc) and were made in latter centuries for dramatic effect and occupy museums/exhibits - despite the fact they have no historical authenticity
ALWAYS down for a Bill and Ted reference 🎸
I remember my English teacher explaining that the past tenses of 'to hang' were 'hung' and 'have hung', but when the gallows were involved it's 'to be hanged'. He went on to inform us about being hanged, drawn and quartered. Learn it young and you'll never forget 😁
Well, this article is definitely not ideal for breakfast time, but reading the newspaper would be worse...
This is the most Monty Python thing I've ever seen from you Jones. Carry on.
I was listening to a Dana Schwartz podcast- where she claims that many of the medieval torture apparatus never existed (iron maiden etc) and were made in latter centuries for dramatic effect and occupy museums/exhibits - despite the fact they have no historical authenticity
That's very interesting, and I like her a lot. What's the podcast called?
Noble Blood - 50th episode on her podcast- some interesting pronunciations of English towns- but generally brilliant (and free)
Dana is the real deal
It's hard to understand the mentality of those who thought up these type of punishments. Did they actually act as a deterrent?
Never been a repeat offender
Well that's got my attention. Not an easy thing to do as I'm easily distracted.........
An absolutely barbaric death - but weren't they all?