The Man Who Was Roasted on a Throne then Eaten Alive
In 1514 a Hungarian crusade against the Ottomans collapsed into a peasant revolt. Its leader, György Dózsa, was captured, roasted alive on a red-hot iron throne and eaten by his own starved men.
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In 1514 a Hungarian crusade against the Ottomans collapsed into a peasant revolt. Its leader, György Dózsa, was captured, roasted alive on a red-hot iron throne and eaten by his own starved men.
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