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Executions and the Public
3:13:37 - 3:20:24 (06:47)
The images of bad people being executed in gruesome ways were seared in the memory, sometimes supported between warders and chaplain, sometimes struggling fiercely with the executioner, or sinking into pitiable syncope to be hanged sprawling over a chair; and a lot of these places, such as England at the time, were executing people for crimes that no modern state would ever execute people for.
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The podcast host discusses how capital punishment has been used in history to punish individuals, even for crimes that modern society would never consider a capital offense.
3:13:37 - 3:18:28 (04:51)
Summary
The podcast host discusses how capital punishment has been used in history to punish individuals, even for crimes that modern society would never consider a capital offense.
ChapterExecutions and the Public
EpisodeShow 61 - (Blitz) Painfotainment
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Opium was likely used by people who were about to be burned at the stake in the 18th century to cope with their fear and pain, as evidenced by the last words of Anna Tupler, an arsonist executed in Silesia in 1744.
3:18:28 - 3:20:24 (01:56)
Summary
Opium was likely used by people who were about to be burned at the stake in the 18th century to cope with their fear and pain, as evidenced by the last words of Anna Tupler, an arsonist executed in Silesia in 1744.