The execution of the Earl of Atholl, King James I murderer, was particularlly gruesome: "On the first day he had a rope tied around his feet and hoisted in the air on a crane. The rope was allowed to drop towards the ground then stopped suddenly so his legs were pulled out of his sockets. He was then led off to a pillory and crowned with a red hot iron crown that was stamped 'king of traitors'. On the second day he was dragged through the streets of Edinburgh, strapped to a stretcher that was tied to the tail of the horse, jeered at and pelted with dung. The he was blinded and his flesh torn with red hot pincers. Only on the third was he finally hanged, drawn and quartered." Message to all republicans: don't mess with the king!
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