Disney Villain's Real Horrific Death

John Ratcliffe, the Jamestown governor who is portrayed as the villain in Disney's Pocahontas, met a gruesome end in real life. After being deceived, ambushed, and captured, Native women skinned him with mussel shells, tossing each strip into the fire as he watched. They saved his face for last-then burned him at the stake.

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