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A traitor's death? The identity of a drawn, hanged and quartered man from Hulton Abbey, Staffordshire - Medievalists.net
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Hugh Despenser 'the Younger' is hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason. Engraving after a picture of Jean Froissart. Engraving. - SuperStock
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