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Why did claudius the cruel behead the priest name valentine?
As legend goes, the emperor Claudius (probably Claudius Gothicus) outlawed marriages so that he would have more soldiers. Saint Valentine refused to stop the marriages, and so he was killed. He supposedly healed a blind girl, and wrote a letter to her signed "Your Valentine." Thus, the legend. Another legend states only that he was beaten and beheaded for giving aid to Christians, and for refusing to convert.
Why did Claudius the Cruel behead a priest named Valentine?
As legend goes, the emperor Claudius (probably Claudius Gothicus) outlawed marriages so that he would have more soldiers. Saint Valentine refused to stop the marriages, and so he was killed. He supposedly healed a blind girl, and wrote a letter to her signed "Your Valentine." Thus, the legend. Another legend states only that he was beaten and beheaded for giving aid to Christians, and for refusing to convert.
Why did Claudius the Cruel beheaded a priest on Valentine's Day?
Valentine was a priest who helped lovers marry secretly, which was considered as a crime. So claudius killed him and his death is celebrated as valentines day
Why was st valentine imprisoned?
Roman emperor Claudius imprisoned Valentine. Valentine was a priest who defied the orders of the Roman emperor Claudius and continued to perform marriages. He was sentenced to death.
What action does claudius take after Hamlet slays polonius?
He hurries his plan to have Hamlet go to England to collect the neglected tribute and arranges for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to accompany him, armed with secret letters commanding the English to immediately behead Hamlet upon his arrival.
Who was the emperor at that time when St. Valentine was a priest during third century Rome?
Claudius II Gothicus was the emperor during the time of St. Valentine of Rome.
What animal will behead a chicken?
Racoon
How many of his wives did Henry VIII actually behead himself?
Henry VIII didn't physically behead anyone himself; others did it.
How do you behead someone?
chop off their head.
How many people did Muhammad behead?
Seven.
If you behead me once I become a meeting place behead me twice I become ready once restored I am a container of a beast what am I?
In serious need of professional help.
What machine was used to behead criminals in France?
A guillotine was the machine that was used to behead criminals in France. It was an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading.
