Crowds filled town squares.
Families watched.
Children witnessed scenes that would haunt them for the rest of their lives.
The message was clear:
« This is what happens to those who betray the crown. »
Historians still debate some of the stories that have survived from those centuries.
Some accounts may have been exaggerated over time.
Others were carefully recorded by witnesses who saw the events unfold with their own eyes.
What makes these stories so fascinating isn’t just the violence.
It’s the glimpse they offer into a world completely different from our own.
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