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Originally Posted by garinda
He was supposedly given 'the horn' first.  
In September 1327, a knight named Gurney joined Lord Maltravers as gaoler. They inserted a straight cow horn with the point removed into Edward's anus, then a red hot iron was pushed through the cow horn and into the body, burning out his entrails. This killed him while leaving no marks on his body, making it appear as if he had died of natural causes. |
That's what I get for pressing my curiousity! That's awful but kinda interesting if actually historical!
Brian