Talk:John Felton (martyr)

Hanged, or hanged, drawn and quartered?
He was comdemned as a traitor. Ha was hanged & he was cut down alive, the article says so. Pretty unusual, if he was really only hanged & not hanged, drawn and quartered as was the usual hideous execution method for a traitor. Hm? I think something is missing here. Bennó (talk) 16:19, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Now reffed. --Old Moonraker (talk) 20:49, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Thx, but this reference indicates the same thing, that the execution's method was that reserved for a traitor. The Catholic Encyclopedia's primary interest is in his dying moments (which I surely understand), not in the proper description of the exact method of his execution. As far as we know, cutting down alive occured just in the case of traitors, who were hanged, drawn and quartered, and cutting down alive was part of their punishment (see the article)! In "simple" hangings the condemned was hanged & remained on the gallows til the death and after for several days. Bennó (talk) 21:14, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Thx again, now everything is OK & beautiful (except this hideous method for execution of traitors...). :) Bennó (talk) 07:28, 3 September 2010 (UTC)