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1. Blood and Blades: The Gruesome Reality of Witnessing the Guillotine (Video)

   The guillotine - a so-called "humane" killing machine - was used ... individuals during the French Revolution. The guillotine - a so-called "humane" killing machine - was used ... be there for the bone-chilling experience of watching the guillotine in action? Reign of Terror Victims Found Hidden in ...

   Robbie Mitchell - 20/04/2023 - 01:55

2. Reign of Terror Victims Found Hidden in the Walls of a Paris Church

   ... during the Reign of Terror. Nine emigres being executed by guillotine in 1793 during the Reign of Terror. ( Public ... Revolution, where countless individuals were beheaded by guillotine. This public space is now known as the Place de la ... this was not the case. Instead, the remains of some 500 guillotine victims were moved to another burial ground and ...

   Ed Whelan - 01/07/2020 - 18:32

3. DNA test on bloody gourd reveals it is not from decapitated King Louis XVI

   ... of the French from 1791 to 1792 before his execution by guillotine during the French Revolution.  The first part of ...

   aprilholloway - 26/04/2014 - 00:18

4. Massive Hidden Roman Megastructure Unearthed in Reims Cemetery

   ... during the French Revolution were executed by guillotine between 1793 to 1794, including King Louis XVI and ...

   ashley cowie - 20/03/2023 - 21:54

5. Madam Tussaud’s Breathtaking Waxworks Have a Blood-Soaked History

   ... . Top image: Wax likeness of Madame Tussaud with her guillotine victims of the French Revolution in Paris, on ...

   Cecilia Bogaard - 20/11/2022 - 21:59

6. Top 10 Royal Scandals That Left Society Aghast

   ... their reign ended in tragedy with their execution by guillotine during the Reign of Terror in 1793, marking a ... in French history. Marie Antoinette on her way to the guillotine, in a painting by Georges Cain. ( Public domain ) ...

   Aleksa Vučković - 11/11/2023 - 17:30

7. Fort Diamant, A Little French Gem in South America

   ... a penal colony, where many of those who were spared the guillotine by Robespierre , were sent. Bertaux’s ...

   Ed Whelan - 09/08/2019 - 01:16

8. English Nursery Rhymes with Unexpected and Sometimes Disturbing Historical Origins

   ... another nickname - for another device for torture or the guillotine. If Mary Queen of Scots is the Mary referred to, ...

   Alicia McDermott - 11/08/2015 - 02:33

9. Tales from the Crypt: Exploring the World's Most Famous Catacombs

   ... the French Revolution , including many victims of the guillotine. The famous Catacombs of Paris were opened to the ...

   Robbie Mitchell - 23/05/2023 - 18:51

10. Marie Antoinette’s Diamond Encrusted Bracelets Will Sell For Millions

    ... were condemned for treason. The queen was executed by guillotine in October 1793. Francis II, Austria ’ s ...

    ashley cowie - 24/09/2021 - 14:59

11. Marie Antionette’s Diamond Necklace: The Fraud That Killed A Queen

    ... corruption of the regime led to the execution of Queen by guillotine!   Top Image: Marie Antoinette was entirely ...

    Bipin Dimri - 11/09/2021 - 18:38

12. Not All Fun and Cake: An Alternative Interpretation of the Life of Queen Marie Antoinette

    ... and queen had to die too. Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine on the Place de la Revolution on October 16, 1793. ...

    Natalia Klimczak - 19/06/2016 - 03:44

13. Klaus Störtebeker: The Bizarre Tale of a North German Pirate

    Looking to the past, the annals of history have its fair share of extraordinary and unusual deaths, some more famous than others. It’s well known that Attila the Hun, the marauding Mongolian warlord, was killed by a nosebleed, and that Adolf Frederick of Sweden ate himself to death in 1771 after consuming caviar, lobster, kippers, and 14 servings of his favorite dessert.

    Jake Leigh-Howarth - 17/05/2022 - 22:37

14. Storming the Bastille – Do French Ghosts Haunt a National Holiday?

    ... baguette appear, and aristocrats are “brought to the guillotine”.   100-meter German waiters race, September ...

    lizleafloor - 10/07/2018 - 15:28

15. The Dark Life of a Medieval Executioner – A Cut Away from the Rest

    ... Charles Henri Sanson – would execute Louis XVI with a guillotine. Then there was the Desmorest dynasty – an ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 06/10/2019 - 13:59