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Historical Misconceptions For You to Bring Up during Dinner
They should explain Giles Corey: Back in the day, if you were convicted of a felony, for example, witchcraft, you forfeited all your property to the crown. He died so that his family could inherit.
Refusing to plead, and being pressed by stones, wasn't that rare at the time.