2011-01-31 00:03
While 5 November may be more memorable where Guy Fawkes is concerned, today’s the day he paid for his crime. Fawkes was hanged for his treasonous attempts to blow up the Houses of Parl… Read More
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2011-01-31 00:02
US World War II Private Eddie Slovik became the only deserter out of 21,000 soldiers to be executed.
General Eisenhower is said to have given the go-ahead so his death could be used as an ex… Read More
2011-01-31 00:01
Polish right-winger Eligiusz Niewiadomski was executed in 1923 for assassinating Poland’s first President.
He was sentenced to death for shooting Gabriel Narutowicz at an art exhibiti… Read More
2011-01-30 00:03
Charles I of England Scotland and Ireland lost his head on this day in 1649. He was condemned to death for being ‘a tyrant, traitor, murderer and public enemy to the good of this nati… Read More
2011-01-30 00:02
In the ultimate act of vengeance, the dead corpse of Oliver Cromwell was dug up from Westminster Abbey, then hanged, drawn and quartered in 1661.
Cromwell’s body was exhumed so he coul… Read More
2011-01-30 00:01
Four men were hanged, drawn and quartered for their part in the Gunpowder Plot. This posse of men along with others, including Guy Fawkes, collaborated in a bid to blow up parliament, in the… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Interesting article from the BBC about the German spies executed at the Tower of London during World War One. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25654341 Check out the audio link too for a… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Ever wondered what goes through someone’s mind as they prepare to meet their maker? We did, so here’s a compilation… Funny one-liners “Hey, fellas! How about this fo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As the day drew to a close on 21 September 2011 in Blighty, so the fate of the latest Georgian prisoner was hanging in the lethal balance. Troy Davis, a condemned man, waS waiting to f… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
OK, in hommage to the Oxford-Cambridge boat race, which sets sail shortly, here’s a quick story. Not all the students of these esteemed ancient universities had blotless copy books. In… Read More
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