So I moved up several centuries to the 17th and 18th centuries.
So NO quarter would be good, right? But that meaning, from the 1200s, didn’t seem to fit in the modern era. Parts of this process were pictured in the tv-series Reign and in the film Braveheart. Fifth, his five body parts were cut up and displayed in various areas in the land to dissuade other potential wrongdoers. Third, he was eviscerated and his entrails burned while he watched. Second, he was hung by the neck for a short time. I looked it up, and sure enough, the punishment consisted of five parts: First, the perpetrator was dragged to the place of execution. I seemed to remember something about enemies of the crown being punished by having 4 horses pulling their limbs apart. Then my mind leaped to my youth and the old historical fiction movies I had seen about people being quartered in medieval times. The song, “No Quarter” by Led Zeppelin kept popping up in my Google search, but upon listening, didn’t seem to be particularly helpful.
Obviously, it couldn’t be about money–there are plenty of 25-cent coins in circulation these days. I, like many others, wondered what he meant, so I decided to get a better understanding of the phrase. On Monday, Jwar veteran and junior Senator from Arkansas, Attorney Thomas Bryant Cotton, used t he phrase “no quarter” and has been at the center of controversy.
