• nesc@lemmy.cafe
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        Were they burned alive and was it an official act? I think by the 18 century almost everywhere burning alive has gone out of style.

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          Yes, from scimming the Wikipedia articles, the victims of the last cases often were decapitated before they were burned.

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      I mean maybe they’re talking about people who would have accidentally set themselves on fire while building railroads? Or as performance acts?