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{{first pic|Gibbet (TGP).jpg|A gibbet. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Gunpowder Plot (video game)}})}} | {{first pic|Gibbet (TGP).jpg|A gibbet. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Gunpowder Plot (video game)}})}} | ||
A '''gibbet''' was | A '''gibbet''' was a metal frame in which the bodies of executed [[criminal]]s were displayed. The general idea behind public executions was to set an example to everybody else. "Live gibbeting" was when a criminal - usually a murderer - was suspended in the cage and left to starve to death. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Gunpowder Plot (video game)}}) | ||
In [[1400]], participants in a rising on [[Richard II]]'s behalf had their bodies gibbeted around [[Oxford]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]'') | |||
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A gibbet was a metal frame in which the bodies of executed criminals were displayed. The general idea behind public executions was to set an example to everybody else. "Live gibbeting" was when a criminal - usually a murderer - was suspended in the cage and left to starve to death. (GAME: The Gunpowder Plot [+]Loading...["The Gunpowder Plot (video game)"])
In 1400, participants in a rising on Richard II's behalf had their bodies gibbeted around Oxford. (AUDIO: The Doctor's Tale)
