Early punishments for treason
During the High Middle Ages, those in the Kingdom of England found guilty of treason were punished in a variety of ways, often including drawing and hanging. Throughout the … See more

Another victim of the Popish Plot, Oliver Plunkett the Archbishop of Armagh, was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn in July 1681. His executioner was bribed so that Plunkett's body parts were saved from the fire; the head is now displayed at St Peter's Church in Drogheda See more

• Dismemberment
• List of people hanged, drawn and quartered See more

Once sentenced, malefactors were usually held in prison for a few days before being taken to the place of execution. During the High Middle Ages this journey may have been made tied directly to the back of a horse, but it subsequently became customary for the … See more

In some of the places where the American War of Independence developed into a fierce civil war among American factions, there are recorded cases of both sides resorting to hanging, drawing, and quartering – both Loyalists and Patriots finding reasons to … See more

• Andrews, William (1890), Old-Time Punishments, Hull: William Andrews & Co.
• Hamburger, Philip (2008), Law and judicial duty, Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0-674-03131-9 See more