Hung, drawn and quartered was England's favourite public torture and subsequent death for Johnny foreigner.
Reserved usually for our Scottish neighbours.
1. Hung until unconscious, then cut down.
2. Drawn. This entails the cutting open of the belly and removing the victims intestines and burning them in front of his/her eyes on a hot plate.
This would occasionally include the removal of the sexual organs...depending on the crime.
3. And finally, to answer your question...quartered.
To be cut into 4 parts, each of which would be carried to the four corners of the country and displayed for all to see.
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