1650: Girl survives being hanged, pulled, stomped
Anne Greene was a young Oxfordshire woman employed in the service of Sir Thomas Read. In the spring of 1650, Greene was seduced and impregnated by Read’s 16-year-old grandson, Jeffrey. Six months later, she went into labour while stirring a vat of malt. Greene later miscarried while “in the house of office” [lavatory]. The terrified … Continue reading 1650: Girl survives being hanged, pulled, stomped
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