Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to DeathSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2006. ápr. 4. - 288 oldal In his own darkly humorous style, Geoffrey Abbott describes the instruments used and their effectiveness and reveals the macabre origins of familiar phrases such as "gone west" or "drawn a blank," as well as the jargon of the underworld. He covers everything from the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body. Execution is everything you ever wanted to know about the ultimate penalty---and a lot you never thought to ask. |
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... Arm Hanged, Drawn And Quartered Hanging Hara-Kiri Impaled By Stakes Iron Chair Iron Maiden Keel-Hauling Lethal Injection Mannaia Mazzatello Mill Wheel Nail Through The Ear Necklacing Over a Cannon's Muzzle Pendulum Poison Pressed to ...
... ready by throwing out his arm in such a violent movement that Thrift , caught off balance , brought down the axe so feebly that the lord sustained only a flesh wound . Hence, as stated, two more blows were necessary before John.
... arms of the Commonwealth which had replaced the royal arms. The charge was read out, accusing the king of being the author of the evils and calamities brought upon the nation, and of the innocent blood which had been spilled. At one ...
... arms. 'I will, an't please Your Majesty,' he answered in an awed voice. The king lay down at full length and prayed, as the multitude of watchers waited in absolute silence. The executioner raised the axe, poising it high in the air ...
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