Boiled Alive

Boiled Alive
   In 1531 AD, Henry VIII passed a law allowing prisoners to be boiled to death. However, this form of torture had been used in England and the continent for centuries. It was repealed in 1547 AD, shortly after Henry VIII's death.

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