Dunking Chair - St. George, Bermuda
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N 32° 22.846 W 064° 40.602
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The reenactment of the dunking chair is performed at Kings Square in St. George, Bermuda
Waymark Code: WMFTK4
Location: Bermuda
Date Posted: 11/29/2012
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The dunking chair was brought to Bermuda by English colonist who first landed on the islands in 1609. It was reserved for woman whose actions caused a breach of the peace in the community.
Unpaid actors in period costume demonstrate daily the use of the dunking chair, for tourists, at the harbor by Kings Square in St, George while hundreds of people gathered around to watch. During my visit, it was the mayor of St. George who officiated at the dunking. Dressed in elaborate blue and red brocaded robes, he orchestrated the event. On his orders, a chair at the end of a long lever bearing the sentenced woman, was lowered into the warm blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The woman was sentenced to being dunked in the chair for the crime of gossiping.
Type of Device: Dunking Chair
What is the approximate age?: 01/01/1609
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