- Source: List of people hanged, drawn and quartered
To be hanged, drawn and quartered was a penalty in England, Wales, Ireland and the United Kingdom for several crimes, but mainly for high treason. This method was abolished in 1870.
See also
Leisler's Rebellion#Execution, in New York City, 1691.
References
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