tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post3512341704029329225..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Old English Crime and Punishment: Death By Pyre...A More seemly Death For Women?Debra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-53110343275604200302012-05-13T14:43:28.405-07:002012-05-13T14:43:28.405-07:00I think it is interesting that they felt that wome...I think it is interesting that they felt that women should be burnt for the sake of decency, but queens that were sentenced to death would be beheaded. Yet, queens got much better treatment as prisoners, so was beheading not thought to be perhaps better treatment? <br /><br />If women had asked their preferred way to die, I doubt it would have been by burning.Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-16656980286874912062012-05-13T09:18:16.227-07:002012-05-13T09:18:16.227-07:00"For as the decency due to the sex" ... ..."For as the decency due to the sex" ... this made me laugh. Rather bitterly, because when did women ever get any decency shown to them in the bad old days? I suppose it was at the discretion of the authorities that a woman was burnt or hanged? Because there were many women hung for crimes during this time period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-1763395547239204022012-05-02T03:51:04.781-07:002012-05-02T03:51:04.781-07:00Fascinating (if gory) post, thank you. Burning is ...Fascinating (if gory) post, thank you. Burning is always something that seems barbaric for the sake of it but I had no idea of it being perceived as a more ladylike way to die. I'm sure the women would disagree!CharmedLassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408541277096433664noreply@blogger.com