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People were hung drawn and quartered in places other than Scotland...
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In 1305, [[William Wallace]] suffered the punishment.  In the 1500s, a total of 105 [[Catholic]] [[martyr]]s were hanged, drawn and quartered in [[London]] for failing to conform to [[Protestant]]ism.[http://www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/hdq.html]  After the 1745 rebellion in [[Scotland]] the punishment was inflicted on many of the rebels.  Many [[Irish]] rebels also suffered the punishment.[http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/723053.html]  The punishment remained on the [[British]] statute books until 1870.
 
In 1305, [[William Wallace]] suffered the punishment.  In the 1500s, a total of 105 [[Catholic]] [[martyr]]s were hanged, drawn and quartered in [[London]] for failing to conform to [[Protestant]]ism.[http://www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/hdq.html]  After the 1745 rebellion in [[Scotland]] the punishment was inflicted on many of the rebels.  Many [[Irish]] rebels also suffered the punishment.[http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/723053.html]  The punishment remained on the [[British]] statute books until 1870.
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