Death by Boiling (1 Viewer)

Henry the 8th and I have no idea why, other than he wished to remembered as an ornery SOB
 
4th Hussar said:
Henry the 8th and I have no idea why, other than he wished to remembered as an ornery SOB
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It was just because burning at the stake tended to put him off barbeques, and we know how he liked his nosh.
 
Henry introduced statute 22 in 1531 legalizing boiling alive as a form of execution just so poisoner John Roose could be executed in this particularly horrible manner. Roose, the Chef to the Bishop of Rochester had some grievance with his employer, he added a noxious substance to the Bishops dinner party intending revenge by giving the guests diarrhea, however it was so severe two people died and others were very ill. Henry was so enraged he decided Roose was going to suffer big time, which he did.

Even by the standards of Horror of those days it was repellant to many and it was removed from the statute books in the 1550's. Growing up we had this image of Henry as a jolly fat King with lots of wives, he appears in fact to have been a very nasty bit of work indeed.

Rob
 
I think a few today may warrant that type of punishment!!! I agree the image is far nicer than the reality of Henry but, he fitted the times but, when you are thinking of a way to execute someone you must have some vicious streak to think Ha! Boiling the buggars.
Does not bare thinking about
Mitch
 
I think you all are incorrect. I think boiling to death was developed by the Lobstermen of the great state of Maine. Even ol' King Henry wouldn't pass up a well prepared Lobster, would he? -- Al
 
Yo Trooper Rob, what school did you go to mate Quote:

Growing up we had this image of Henry as a jolly fat King with lots of wives, he appears in fact to have been a very nasty bit of work indeed.

I never had that image of Henry, he was a sadistic murderer, who if he couldn't get his own way had the people exterminated. Same with the Catholic Church murdered Bishops and burnt down the monasteries and started his own religion off, just because the Pope wouldn't go along with his ideas of divorce. Not starting any religious thread here guys its just history.
Bernard.
 
Youtube have the boiling execution scene from "The Tudors";):eek:

Cheers

Martyn:)
 
Cardigan600 said:
Yo Trooper Rob, what school did you go to mate Quote:

Growing up we had this image of Henry as a jolly fat King with lots of wives, he appears in fact to have been a very nasty bit of work indeed.

I never had that image of Henry, he was a sadistic murderer, who if he couldn't get his own way had the people exterminated. Same with the Catholic Church murdered Bishops and burnt down the monasteries and started his own religion off, just because the Pope wouldn't go along with his ideas of divorce. Not starting any religious thread here guys its just history.
Bernard.
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This was a humorous remark and now its turned in to a religous rant,I didn't mean school, I meant the general perception and portrayal of him in the media:rolleyes: .

Why don't you give the personal remaks a rest, you keep taking potshots at me my friend, whats up with that?

Rob
 
Cardigan600....

Was that not in line with what most monarchs did during that time???
Mitch
 
Rob said:
This was a humorous remark and now its turned in to a religous rant,I didn't mean school, I meant the general perception and portrayal of him in the media:rolleyes: .

Why don't you give the personal remaks a rest, you keep taking potshots at me my friend, whats up with that?

Rob
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Yo Trooper Rob, lol I wasn't taking a potshot mate. I was just saying I always viewed him as a bad dude, so apologies mate if you took it that way, you must loosen up a bit my friend;) its only banter, us scousers love giving the Southerns & the Jocks a bit of stick now and then to keep them on their toes lol:D.
Bernard.
 
Cardigan600 said:
Yo Trooper Rob, lol I wasn't taking a potshot mate. I was just saying I always viewed him as a bad dude, so apologies mate if you took it that way, you must loosen up a bit my friend;) its only banter, us scousers love giving the Southerns & the Jocks a bit of stick now and then to keep them on their toes lol:D.
Bernard.
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;):D

Rob
 
Reminds me a bit of the old joke, one cannibal says to another "I can't stand your wife", t'other replies "Never mind, just eat the vegetables"
 
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