AnselaJonla t1_jaer890 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:21 PM

Reply to comment by symbolicshambolic 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

It was meant to be torturous. It was a traitor's death, after all.

None of the previous actions would result in immediate death, so they'd be awake and screaming the whole time, as the watching crowd bayed for their blood.