Puritan
Magistrate
I once read that contrary to the usual portrayal of burnings, that they were often carried out by lighting small, controlled quantities of dry brush wood and straw, with intervals inbetween burns so the crowd and the victim could 'enjoy' the experiance for longer...
The clothes would have gone on the first couple of burns.
Then finished with a big grand finale of more wood.
Burns on top of burns, followed by burning to death.
Apparently some lasted 40mins or so...
Quite a deterant.
The clothes would have gone on the first couple of burns.
Then finished with a big grand finale of more wood.
Burns on top of burns, followed by burning to death.
Apparently some lasted 40mins or so...
Quite a deterant.