Glen wrote:
At 06:37 PM 8/17/2005, P. J. Alling wrote:
Alright he's been rehabilitated, however after the restoration the new
king still had him dug up, hung, drawn, and quartered.
My, what a "quaint" custom that is!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_execution
I had no idea that this sort of thing took place in a "civilized"
society. That wiki link says the last such event happened as late as
1986! (Albeit, that was in another country.)
take care,
Glen
An interesting and accurate account of the Regicides (of Charles the First.)
One of my forebears was one of the Regicides mentioned.
keith whaley