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Why Gallows Execution Victims Had Legs Pulled

Long-form4:11EducationPublished Oct 5, 2026, 3:45 PM · 2w ago
TheFortress
TheFortress
174K subscribers · median 24.5K views
Open on YouTube
Views
20,059
+0 views/hour
Views / hour now
0
measured 5h ago
Peak views / hour
15
2d ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
0.8%
likes + comments / views
Likes
145
0.7% of views
Comments
6
0.03% of views
Est. ad revenue
$56–$126
lifetime, $2.8–6.3 RPM

Checked every 12 h while the video is this age · last check 5h ago · next in 416 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.

Avg views / day
1.2K
since upload
vs channel median
0.8×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#14
of 22 tracked

Views over time

5 readings

Total views Views gained per hour

Description

It was one of the most traditional public execution methods. But the gallows was made quicker by members of the public actually pulling down on the legs of the condemned. But why was this?
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Details

Published
Oct 5, 2026, 3:45 PM
Length
4:11 (251 s)
Format
Long-form
Category
Education
Audio language
EN-GB
Quality
HD
Captions
No
Made for kids
No
Licensed content
Yes
Video ID
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