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Randall Flagg is a fictional character created by American author Stephen King, who has appeared in at least nine of his novels.Described as "an accomplished sorcerer and a devoted servant of the Outer Dark", [1] he has supernatural abilities involving necromancy, prophecy, and influence over animal and human behavior.
He was forced to wear a crown of laurel leaves and was drawn to Smithfield, where he was hanged, cut down before dying, emasculated and eviscerated, and then beheaded. His entrails were burned before him and his corpse quartered, while his head was set on London Bridge and the quarters sent to Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling, and Perth. [14]
Sign outside the Hung, Drawn and Quartered pub in Tower Hill, London. After Cromwell's death Harrison remained quietly in his home, supporting none of the contenders for power. Following the Stuart Restoration, Harrison declined to flee and was arrested in May 1660. He was tried on 11 October 1660. Edmond Ludlow described the trial in his memoirs,
Jonathan Raban described the novel as being "as tightly constructed – point and counterpoint – as a baroque fugue", [1] while L. E. Sissman argues that Put Out More Flags represents a turning point in Waugh's writing career: "Waugh somehow fuses the savage, deadly comedy of his earlier books with the ominous seriousness of his later ones." [2]
Behold the Man is a existentialist science fiction novel by British writer Michael Moorcock. It originally appeared as a novella in a 1966 issue of New Worlds magazine; later, Moorcock produced an expanded version that was first published in 1969 by Allison & Busby [ 1 ] (one of the first books published by the company). [ 2 ]
Richard Whiting O.S.B (1461 – 15 November 1539) was an English monk and the last Abbot of Glastonbury.. Whiting presided over Glastonbury Abbey at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536–1541) under King Henry VIII of England.
A criminology student has been found guilty of a "senseless" murder and attempted murder after stabbing two women on Bournemouth beach. Amie Gray, 34, was killed and 38-year-old Leanne Miles was ...
Sabrina is a graphic novel by Nick Drnaso that was first published by Drawn & Quarterly in May 2018. In the story, the murder of a woman named Sabrina spawns various conspiracy theories, and the book examines the impact these false narratives have on the lives of the victim's friends and family.