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Originally Posted by lonmol
Don't forget when she's forced to remove her dress before walking the plank. I don't think this scene was played nearly as well as it could have been. The actress doesn't seem to be in any particular distress about removing her clothes. Had this been real life, it would have been comparible to a modern day woman publically stripping to her bra and panties.
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Along similar (but far more grisly) historical lines lines. Mary Queen of Scots was publically executed in her underwear. Modern people don't realize this because she looks like she's wearing a dress in all of the paintings. This was common practice, and it was done both to humiliate, and because the condemned's clothing became part of the executioner's payment.