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Hanged, drawn and quartered

To be hanged, drawn and quartered was from 1351 a penalty in England for men convicted of high treason, although the ritual was first recorded during the reigns of King Henry III and his successor, Edward I...

Timeline of Events

1283

10.3.1283

Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered.

1381

7.15.1381

John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.

1660

10.17.1660

Nine Regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered.

1792

4.21.1792

Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.