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Throughout history, executions were not always quick or humane. Some were designed to shock, torture, or send fear through entire societies. From bizarre devices to cruel public spectacles, these strangest executions reveal how power, superstition, and brutality shaped justice in different eras. This topic explores the most unusual and horrifying execution methods ever recorded, showing the dark side of human history and the extreme punishments once considered acceptable. strangest executions bizarre executions weird punishments historical executions ancient torture cruel justice dark history unusual death penalties medieval punishment execution methods history facts

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00:00Welcome to my channel Shadows of History. What was the strangest execution in history?

00:06Contrary to the popular belief, people don't always die when they're killed.

00:11This is Tyburn Tree, London's largest site for public hangings from at least 1177 until 1798,

00:17when Newgate Prison became the new home for this macabre form of entertainment.

00:21Out of the thousands executed there, one famous case was that of a William Duell.

00:26Indicted on charges of rape, robbery and murder, the 17-year-old Duell was eventually convicted of

00:32rape and sentenced to death. On a bitter winter's day in November 1740, the condemned youth faced the

00:38noose at Tyburn alongside four others. After being hanged for 22 minutes, he was cut down and his

00:44body hauled into a hackney coach, to be taken to barber-surgeon's hall, where his body would be

00:49dissected for the purposes of medical research. The surgeon and his assistants got a surprise when

00:54they placed the corpse on the slab though. It groaned. Further examination revealed some other

00:59signs of life, so they let several ounces of blood and after a while, he was able to sit up,

01:05though it was a while before he could do anything else. He was then transported to Newgate Prison

01:09where he was held up in a cell and given broth and covers to keep him warm. In a matter of days,

01:15he was reported to be back to full health, and had developed a strong appetite. During this time,

01:20the powers that were had to decide what to do with him. After all, he was legally dead. In the end,

01:27to avoid making a mockery of the law and to curb the spread of the knowledge that it was possible

01:31to survive hanging, they decided to sentence him to transportation. He was sent to North America

01:37and reportedly lived out the rest of his life in Boston, before dying at around the age of 82.

01:42in the end.

Strangest Executions in History – Punishments Beyond Imagination

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