Quiet Paul
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Or not....What a great way to die!
Or not....What a great way to die!
I think you are absolutely right! my research also leads me to the same conclusion.
Female victims of gibbeting were rare; since female corpses were in high demand from surgeons and anatomists, female criminals were always dissected rather than gibbeted. From 1750-1832, corpses were in high demand at medical schools and by surgeons conducting research. We do know that female bodies were highly sought-after by the surgeons and that this added value or demand may have swayed the decision to dissect rather than hang in chains.
Sources:
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-77908-9_6
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/body-donation-cadavers-anatomy-medical-education/
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not even a twinkle in some great grandparent's eye!Where were you in the Middle Ages, Tree? They needed this kind of creative thinking back then!
Do you really spend a lot of time bathed in yellow gunk, Eul? It does nothing for you.An alarming resemblance to me!
It's blanc d'Eula! What better to be pickled in?Do you really spend a lot of time bathed in yellow gunk, Eul? It does nothing for you.
Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan (Born c.1285 – Died likely c.1313–14)
Claim to Fame: A Scottish patriot, she defied her husband, crowned the Scottish king and spent four years in a cage hanging from Berwick castle
Isabella (or Isabel) was a significant figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence. Born into an important family she was married to John Comyn, Earl of Buchan.
After his cousin was murdered by Robert the Bruce, Isabella’s husband turned against Bruce and joined the English side. Isabella defied her husband and raced to Scone, re-crowning the Bruce as tradition dictated that legitimate Scottish monarchs must be crowned by a MacDuff.
Isabella was captured along with Mary Bruce (a sister of Robert), Christina Bruce (a sister of Robert), Marjorie Bruce (the daughter of Robert), Elizabeth de Burgh (the second wife of Robert) by the English in 1306. Edward threatened to hang Robert’s 9 year old daughter, Marjorie, in a cage outside the Tower of London, but relented because of her age. She was sent to Watton Priory. He saved the cage for Robert’s sister, Mary, and Isabel. Because Isabel was a rebellious wife and legitimized Robert’s coronation, she was forced to live in a cage hung outside Berwick Castle. Edward I of England ordered Isabella to be “closely confined in an abode of stone and iron… and let her be hung up out of doors in the open air at Berwick, that both in life and after her death, she may be a spectacle and eternal reproach to travellers.”
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Excellent ! Where is this image from ?Another female secured for her death, I love the look of fear and helplessnessView attachment 689188
Could it be Selena Nefritas style ???Excellent ! Where is this image from ?
where are all the pics gone? what do these lemons mean?A short story- Margaret Croke
Margaret Croke in 1809 became a pirate not on purpose. She was on a ship with her three young daughters. And her husband thought that the family was going to be sent to a debtors' prison. So he killed two crewmen and threw the Captain overboard, then commandeering the vessel. The Captain survived and was able to testify that Margaret hit him when her husband was fighting the Captain. Another crew member testified that Margaret was actually afraid of her husband and attempted to escape. But unfortunately both were accused of piracy. Margaret shouted desperately to the judge, “The lord have mercy on me! What will my poor children do!?”
It's a issue with extern hosted images. When the hoster change the path or deleted a member, the images will disappear.where are all the pics gone? what do these lemons mean?