English boffins have reportedly identified a 682-year-old mutilated corpse as the gay lover of King Edward II.
The remains, which bear the hallmarks of having been hung, drawn and quartered, are thought to be those of Sir Hugh Despenser the Younger, who was executed as a traitor in 1326.
Sir Hugh was a favorite of Edward, who some say was murdered and others say was exiled to Germany.
After Edward vacated the thrown his wife Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer governed until Edward and Isabella’s son Edward III seized power.
They really knew how to dish out punishment in the Middle Ages.
The unfortunate Sir Hugh was hanged and, while conscious, was castrated, disembowelled and then quartered before his head was displayed on London Bridge.
That’s one way to deal with your political opponents, I suppose. Sounds similar to Labor Party factional dealings.
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