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40th year  -  N° 339                 Friday, 5 December 2025         Antwerpen		
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Thursday 25th of March 1762

263 years ago He Was Coated with Tar



Pirate James Lowry aka The Captain is executed by hanging at the age of 40 in Execution Dock, Wapping, London, East London, United Kingdom.


To make sure that Lowry's body remained intact for as long as possible his corpse was coated with tar. The tar may also have stopped birds pecking the flesh. Once coated with tar the body was fitted into a specially made harness of iron hoops and chains that held the head, body and legs in place.