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Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee
In Global Trivia, had a question of the most gruesome Royal execution. I believe it is said that it took 15 hacks to get Mary, Queen of Scots, head off. Can that truly be? Wouldn't that have to have been purposeful?
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The worst forms of execution were carried out on the general population... Royals were allowed to be killed a more dignified manner. There is the case of Edward 2nd... executed (or murdered) by having a red hot poker shoved up the jacksey!