Being hung drawn and quartered.
Or burnt at a stake.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 11:59, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I see you're still rocking the medieval theme
castle yesterday, draconian torture death today.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:03, Reply)

I do enjoy the medieval thing. Tomorrow will be smallpox and cholera.
Beheading would probably have been the best way to be executed, though the anticipation would have be horrible.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:07, Reply)

Hot irons up the arse
would be worse.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:07, Reply)

poor old Edward

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:10, Reply)

Everytime I think about it
I get a shudder.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:14, Reply)

You totally would have been, back in the day
Unless someone came to rescue you.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:03, Reply)

Are you offering your services?

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:06, Reply)

Shall we call AA
to engage the Pandatron?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:07, Reply)

The Pandatron that I made, and have subsequently retired?

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:08, Reply)

It's now AA's Pandatron
He's the one that engages it.

Edit: I didn't know you made it. Well done.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:10, Reply)

Yes, AA often engages the Pandatron...

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:16, Reply)

But of course, noble lady!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:08, Reply)

Oh kind sir!
One can always count on thy honour and chivalry!
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:12, Reply)

As surely as day follows night,
My lady.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:37, Reply)

I think with the hanging, drawn and quartering
they were usually merciful enough to ensure you were dead before the really grisly bit started
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:05, Reply)

I don't think you're right.
They cut you down before you died from hanging, and sliced open your stomach and 'drew' out your innards whilst you were still alive to see it happen.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:25, Reply)

that was what was supposed to happen
but apparantly to be merciful, unless you were a real bastard they'd usually kill you just beforehand.

Edit: did some quick research. Seems like you're right most of the time the sentence was carried out properly. But there is a sizable minority where that small mercy was shown
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:28, Reply)

Yep
Then they dipped your innards in hot pitch and PUT THEM BACK inside you, before you were quartered. Head displayed on *mumblecough* bridge in London, rest of the bits scattered across the country.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:31, Reply)

Would you rather be stoned?

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:07, Reply)

If I was going to be executed,
I think I would like to be off my face, yes.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:10, Reply)

Right,
Have I had it wrong again?

Stonned? Stoned? Both sound the same, don't they?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:12, Reply)

No, don't worry, they're spelt the same way as well
I was just being awkward :)
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 18 Aug 2010, 12:14, Reply)