Chapter 198: Under the London Dungeon
After walking past the scene showing the four points of torture, Chengyi, who would scream at the sight of the new wax figure, suddenly fell silent, and followed behind me and Flower with a pale face, without saying a word.
I wouldn't have thought much if Chengyi was still screaming, but now that it's suddenly quiet, it makes me a little worried about this girl.
I looked at Cheng Yi and asked, "Are you alright?" If you really can't stand it, you can wait for us outside now and let the staff take you out. ”
A staff member wearing a witch's clothes with blood on his face suddenly appeared from the corner, and when Cheng looked at the staff member, he was so frightened that he took a few steps back and waved his hand repeatedly, "Don't come here!" Stay away from me, I beg you! ”
I breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you were scared silly when you suddenly quieted down, it's okay." ”
Cheng Yi rolled his eyes and said weakly: "It's strange if it's okay!" 7. I'm a little used to these things, and I don't have the strength to shout. Who knew it would suddenly come out alive now. ”
Flower smiled and clapped his hands and cheered: "Okay, we're about two-thirds of the way away, and the wax figure in front of us is not so bloody." Relax, it's all living history. ”
Cheng Yi suddenly glared at Flower fiercely, "You shut up." ”
Flower shut her mouth in a huff, looked at Cheng Yichao, who had already walked into the next scene, shrugged her shoulders and said apologetically, "I swear I was trying to comfort her, I didn't know she would be so scared of this place, and her reaction exceeded my expectations." ”
I smiled and said, "It's okay, she won't blame you, now there should be some petty feelings, after all, this bad idea was made by you." I'll apologize to her when it's over. ”
Flower looked a little downcast, "That's all there is to it." ”
Walking into the next scene, Chengyi is standing in front of the wax figure, looking at the wax figure with a calm face. The wax figures are two figures tied back-to-back to a large pile of dry reeds, which are burning and surrounded by a crowd of onlookers shrouded in smoke.
I looked at the wax figure in amazement, "Is this a burning?" Are they prisoners of the Inquisition? ”
I have the impression that there was only one place in medieval Europe where the sentence of burning would be made at the stake - the Inquisition. There are many people in history who have died under this kind of punishment, such as Joan of Arc, such as Bruno.
Cheng Yi said lightly: "Ridley and Latimer." Two victims of the Medieval Reformation. Died in the midst of Mary Tudor's bloody purges of Protestants. ”
Flower glanced at Chengyi in surprise, "You actually know?" ”
Chengyi ignored Flor, obviously still resentful of the old man. Looking at the wax figure, Cheng Yi said lightly: "According to eyewitness legend, they had a pack of explosives tied to their necks, and Latimer was quickly burned to death, and when he was dying, he said to his friends: "For Christ, we have to be tough guys." Ridley remained conscious until his legs were scorched, and he said to the crowd, "God wants me to stay and testify." ”
I immediately stood in awe of these two people, "Sure enough, they're tough guys." ”
One of the reasons why the stake was so popular in medieval Europe was that in the eyes of the rulers, it was a very ornamental punishment, and the prisoner screamed and jumped in the basket, but could not climb out of the flames. And in addition, burning at the stake can not only make the onlookers frightened, but also satisfy the perverted pleasure in their hearts.
Not only in Europe, but also in Chinese history, there is a history of burning at the stake, and Sima Yi, the king of Changsha, was killed by Zhang Fang's slow fire during the rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty. According to historical records, before the death of the king of Changsha, "the voice of grievances reached the left and right, and the three armies wept for it." It can be seen that the screams are loud and miserable.
And the fact that these two people can die in the flames without saying a word is enough to see that they have a terrifying faith and a strong heart.
Stepping out of the scene of the burning at the stake, the part of the London Dungeon Reformation is over. This was followed by the Black Death, the Great Fire of London, and Jack the Ripper, among other major events that had ever happened in London.
In the scene of the Black Death, the five men and women of the family fell to the floor of the room, their bodies and faces showing an unhealthy red, gray sores and scars, and the whole room was silent. The music in the scene is the intermittent cry of a baby coming from the corner of the wall, which sounds oozing and harsh, and makes people feel nervous.
The Black Death was the bubonic plague that spread from the Far East to Europe in 1333 and lasted in Europe for more than 300 years. In 1665, the Black Death broke out in London, killing more than 68,000 people in a single year, almost one-third of the city's population. It was not until 1666 that this catastrophe was stopped by another catastrophe, the Great Fire of London.
We first met the part we could participate in during the Black Death, where the staff introduced us to a secret treatment room with dim lights and rotting corpses piled up in the corners. The actor dressed as a doctor played a performance of how the doctors in London tried to cure the Black Death, and the performance was very short, and it ended after ten minutes. Finally, the curtain fell on the doctor's dismantling of human organs.
As for the London fire, it is worse, there is no performance, only the picture with the huge fire in the royal bakery as the background, and then the change of lighting allows people to experience the situation of the London fire at that time.
After experiencing the last scene, we left the London Dungeon. The moment he walked out of the door, Cheng Yi beside him breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's finally out." It's nice to see the sun again. ”
Flower looked at me and Flower with a smile, "How's it going?" The London Dungeon isn't bad, isn't it? ”
"Pretty good."
"Not a bad fart."
Chengyi and I gave diametrically opposed evaluations at the same time, and Flower smiled, "There are two other such dungeons in England, and there is another one in London besides this one, and there is another York dungeon in Scotland." We can all go and see it when we have the chance. What do you think is one? ”
Cheng Yi rolled his eyes angrily, "What do you like, I won't stop you when you go to blow up Buckingham Palace." As long as you don't pull me, really, I beg you. My heart is small, and I can't afford this toss anymore. I'm going to live at least 10 years less today. ”
As he spoke, Cheng Yi stretched out his two hands, and the ten fingers of his hands were crossed together to emphasize this matter. Flower shrugged helplessly, "Okay, since you don't think it's a good idea, then we're not going to go." How about we go somewhere really fun? ”
Cheng Yi took a few steps back and looked at Flower vigilantly, "You don't come to this set, I've already been fooled once, and I will never do it a second time." ”
"Calm and calm, I'm talking about bars, normal bars."
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PS: I originally wanted to write a little more detailed, by the way, a medieval Britain, but at first glance, there are too many contents, the Norman Dynasty, the Black Death, the Reformation, the Great Fire of London, etc., etc., I can't finish writing seven or eight chapters, I think it's boring to write too much information, so I'll streamline it, and the rest will be added slowly later, and the European journey is still long. Also a more in tomorrow, try to be in the morning, ask for a collection and ask for a recommendation ==
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