19 January 1661 January 18, 2012 Author: Staff Thomas Venner is hanged, drawn and quartered in London, UK. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it." Bertrand Russell — Click here for more from Bertrand Russell No related posts. Categories: History Tags: 1661, 19 January