If you were given a task that was not limited to physical skill or wealth, which would be the most difficult?

I might say that high treason would be that thing

(1) Every one commits high treason who, in Canada,

(a) kills or attempts to kill Her Majesty, or does her any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maims or wounds her, or imprisons or restrains her;

(b) levies war against Canada or does any act preparatory thereto; or

(c) assists an enemy at war with Canada, or any armed forces against whom Canadian Forces are engaged in hostilities, whether or not a state of war exists between Canada and the country whose forces they are.

So how are you going to do this? Charge at the queen with a knife? I suppose its not impossible, you can track her down and go nuts if you want, but its pretty difficult, and lots of people would stop you, and be upset… how upset? well hanged drawn and quartered isn’t so fun. What does drawn and quartered mean? Well quartered means exactly that, to be cut into quarters. And drawn is too gross to write about. I sorta think traitorous women have it easy

“Murder is now generally considered the worst of crimes, but in the past, treason was thought of as worse. In English law high treason was punishable by being hanged, drawn and quartered (men) or burnt at the stake (women)”

Stop! High Treason! Someone catch and hang and draw and quarter that man!

If you ever get caught, Guy Fawkes had a good plan

Fawkes, however, cheated the hangman by jumping from the scaffold from which he was supposed to be hanged, breaking his neck before he could be drawn and quartered

One last side note about Benedict Arnold (American General who betrayed his country and sided with the British) Arnold was killed by gout and deliriumat a late age. I suppose not all traitors are hung! Some feisty canadians may have tried though.

Benedict Arnold pursued interests in the shipping trade in Canada from 1787 until 1791, when an angry mob overran the front lawn of his home, burning an effigy labeled “traitor”, and troops were required to disperse them