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Wahey I thought it had all gone quiet, nice day for it, mine was indeed the site of Tower hill scaffold, scene of public executions, what the public used to enbtertain themselves with before X-factor, a show which would be improved in my opinion by a few more hangings.
http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/tower-of-london/features/a-place-of-execution-in-progress
.....The prisoner climbed up a short flight of stairs and was allowed to make a final speech to the public. He was not restrained in any way, for he was supposed to know how to behave at his execution. It was like a piece of theatre in which he was expected to play his part with courage and dignity. He then knelt and waited for the axe to strike.
How very British....would'nt want to make a scene at your own execution, I mean, how embarrassing. What were the penalties for not behaving at your own execution exactly?
And how rad to the power of sick, or just sick, is the family arranging to have your head sewn back on after a beheading so you can get portrait painted, as happened to James Duke of Monmouth in 1685.