A 16th Century Public Executioner
- Author
- History Hit
- Published
- Thu 03 Jun 2021
- Episode Link
- https://play.acast.com/s/not-just-the-tudors/thespectacleofsuffering-a16thcenturyexecutioner
The German executioner Meister Frantz Schmidt kept a fascinating journal of all the executions, torture and punishments he administered between 1573 and 1618. In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Joel Harrington to talk about Schmidt - who showed himself to be an executioner with a conscience - and further explore public capital punishment in the 16th century, described by historians as the "spectacle of suffering." Contains graphic descriptions of punishments.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
