HOW ENGLAND'S MOST BARBARIC EXECUTION METHOD WAS FINALLY BANNED | THE TOWER | ABSOLUTE HISTORY

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This documentary delves into the grim history of executions at the Tower of London, focusing on the particularly gruesome practice of live disembowelment. It highlights how this barbaric method, used as recently as 1586 against conspirators of the Babington Plot, was eventually banned by Queen Elizabeth I. The narrative also touches upon the role of Francis Walsingham, a pivotal figure in espionage, in uncovering the plot. The film offers a stark look at the darker aspects of historical justice and the evolution of penal practices, emphasizing the sheer brutality that once characterized punishment in England.