Forgotten_Gravitas
Forgotten_Gravitas t1_j38xfsc wrote
Reply to comment by DrProfDoommuffinsPhD in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
The one I'm referring to is "A Hangman's Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573-1617"
Forgotten_Gravitas t1_j37ix7b wrote
Reply to comment by Ineedtwocats in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
Excellent book, and also throw in the diary of Franz Schmidt and the memoirs of Henry Sanson
Forgotten_Gravitas t1_j6mgqed wrote
Reply to comment by Careful-Contact-1070 in Those who know. by metroracerUK
Hurrrr so funny LOL...