Handling corpses of people executed in the Middle Ages and early modern period Cover Image

Zacházení s těly popravených ve středověku a raném novověku
Handling corpses of people executed in the Middle Ages and early modern period

Author(s): Josef Unger
Subject(s): History, 13th to 14th Centuries, 16th Century
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Middle Ages; early modern period; executions; gallows;

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the handling of corpses of executed people which were sometimes left at the execution site until the body was decomposed (gallows), but sometimes were buried in a special way. Research on gallows near Tišnov and Austerlitz is described.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 127-134
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech