Chef was boiled to death in cauldron over two hours in 'world's worst execution'

IN A SCENE STRAIGHT OUT OF A HORROR MOVIE, A MAN WAS BOILED TO DEATH IN A GIANT CAULDRON IN ONE OF THE MOST EXCRUCIATING AND HORRIFYING EXECUTIONS IN HUMAN HISTORY 08:26, 31 May 2025 Back in

1531, a lavish bash in Lambeth, south London, became the backdrop for what's now known as one of the most gruesome executions in history – death by boiling alive. The posh party took a

dark twist when attendees started violently retching. The finger was quickly pointed at the cook, Richard Roose, who was accused of spiking the grub with some dodgy powder. King Henry VIII

didn't mess about and slapped Roose with a death sentence for his supposed poisoning plot. But Roose's demise was to be one for the books, as he was the first bloke in Britain to

cop it by being dunked in a boiling pot in front of a crowd. Details are a bit thin on the ground, but historical accounts suggest that Roose was strapped to a gibbet, much like a gallows,

before being repeatedly submerged into a blistering cauldron. Onlookers said he "roared mighty loud" and finally snuffed it after an agonising two-hour ordeal. The whole boiling to

death incident was meant to be a slow and painful way to go, to make sure the poor sod felt every bit of the burn, as reported by the Mirror. Article continues below When you get scorched,

it's your skin cells copping it, but word is, it's not just the burns that do you in; it's your body going into shock from the severe damage that finishes you off. Thermal

burns can wipe out skin or other tissues, and the resulting shock, where your body doesn't get enough oxygen, is what really puts you in the danger zone. The NHS cautions that spotting

someone with a pale face, clammy skin, a racing heart, fast yet shallow breaths, or if they've fainted, they might be in shock. Savage burns can shrink your soft tissues, tearing the

skin and shrivelling up your fat and muscle. When you're scorched that badly, muscles can seize so forcefully it locks your joints into place. Research indicates that excessive heat can

obliterate your lungs by direct damage to your respiratory tract – this is no joke and can be lethal. It's indeed one of the leading causes of death among people who've suffered

major burns, particularly if they've inhaled a lot of smoke. Legend has it Richard Roose bore severe blistering from his burns, though it's unclear whether he took a dip in water,

oil, or wax – history books are a bit murky on that point. It might sound harsh, but there's historical gossip about others who met their grizzly end thrown into something tepid that

was then slowly heated – a prolonged and excruciating way to intensify suffering and maximize pain. A gory video on YouTube delves into these dark historical facts, jolting its audience. One

horrified onlooker called it the most horrid form of execution. Another was struck dumb by the barbarism: "It's hard to fathom the brutality these people inflicted on one another.

We are the cruellest of all living species." And another said: "Even if guilty this punishment is beyond evil." This barbaric method of execution was so brutal that it got

the chop by Edward VI back in 1547. But even now, boiling accidents can still lead to a grim fate. Take the gut-wrenching tale from 2016 when a 23 year old bloke met his maker after tumbling

into a scalding hot spring at Yellowstone National Park over in the States. They found him in water that was bubbling away at a blistering 100°C (212°F). Article continues below The World

Health Organisation reckons about 180,000 people kick the bucket each year because of burns. And in a hair-raising turn of events in 2019, two Russians were cooked alive when their motor

took a dive into a sinkhole brimming with boiling water, missing their chance to swerve out of harm's way at the eleventh hour. FOR THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS AND STORIES FROM ACROSS THE

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