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gibbet a. a wooden structure resembling a gallows, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung to public view b. a gallows How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We have seen that ironically it was not Norfolk's loyalty but the loyalty of Aske and the other leaders which saved Henry, and for their courageous loyalty to Henry, the nobles were hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn, and Robert Aske was dragged through the streets of York on a hurdle, and then hanged in chains. |
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