A pub in London just a block from The Tower, a legendary building in which enemies of the crown (and sometimes "allies") were brutally tortured or worse. Some were hung, drawn and quartered.
(from Wikipedia) "Convicts were fastened to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn by horse to the place of execution, where they were hanged (almost to the point of death), emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded and quartered (chopped into four pieces). Their remains were often displayed in prominent places across the country, such as London Bridge. For reasons of public decency, women convicted of high treason were instead burned at the stake."
Rather nasty business. I'd strongly recommend you not be late with your bar tab at this establishment.
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