In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," a Southern plantation owner named Peyton Farquhar is hanged during the American Civil War. At the moment of his death, he dreams that the rope breaks, allowing him to escape down the river and flee to safety. ... The end of the story reveals that the hanging was successful.
Calais was a shorter trip across the channel than the trip to Normandy was.
The Forbidden City is a palace complex in central Beijing, China. The former Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty, it now houses the Palace Museum.
I believe it was property owners but it depends on the time period.
