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How was Roger Mortimer executed in 1330 after Edward III's midnight coup at Nottingham Castle?
Mortimer was hanged at Tyburn on 29 November 1330, naked, on the gallows reserved for common criminals. As a marker of the new king's contempt, Edward III specifically refused the privilege of beheading normally extended to nobles. Mortimer was the first major nobleman executed at Tyburn — the gallows would serve as London's main execution site for the next 453 years.
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The Earl Who Ruled England From the Queen's Bedchamber Roger Mortimer escaped the Tower, invaded England, deposed a king, and ran the country for three years. His own teenage king-by-grace overthrew him in a midnight coup.
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