An awesome family history lesson from yours truly today. Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, my great great great great grandfather was famous for his violent feuding over his support of the Stuart claim on the crown on the United Kingdom. He was convicted of treason against the crown and the last man in Britain to be publicly beheaded at the Tower of London. Where things get funny... He was sentenced to death on April 9 1747...but shortly before the execution, a scaffold (stands) for spectators who were viewing the beheading collapsed and left 20 dead...which my ancient grandfather thought was quite amusing. This became the origin of the saying laughing your head off. Right before he died he then repeated a line from Horaces Odes in latin...dulce et decorum set pro patria mori...which means It is sweet and fitting to die for your country. Thought you might enjoy this :)
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:29:30 +0000
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