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AnselaJonla t1_jaepeol wrote

Reply to comment by PorkfatWilly in TIL exactly what it means to be “Hanged, drawn and quartered”: “…fastened to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn by horse to the place of execution, where he was then hanged (almost to the point of death), emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded, and quartered (chopped into four pieces).” by CatsKittensCatsBunny

Highwaymen would have been hanged, but highway robbery is not in itself a treasonous act so where do you see that such criminals were hanged, drawn, and quartered?

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