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The guillotine as an instrument for execution had already been invented and used since 500 years before the French Revolution, in England and (most regularly) in Scotland. The French 'refined' it by giving the knife a much bigger slant, making it a slicing rather than a hacking instrument. The French kept it in use from 1790 until 1977.
The French dr. Guillotin did only support its use as being much quicker and causing much less suffering for the victim than hanging and beheading by axe or sword. He was horrified when he found his name being given to the device itself.
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∙ 12y agoThe guillotine was located in the Place du Carosuel.
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∙ 12y agoThe guillotine was last used in France on sept 10, 1977. That day, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian, was executed for the murder and torture of a young woman.
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∙ 12y agoThe guillotine was used for the last time in France on Sep. 10, 1977. It was also the last time somebody was executed in France.
The last public execution took place on June 17, 1939.
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During the french revolution what was the guillotine used to cut off?
it was used to cut off peoples head
What was the execution device of the French Revolution?
In which French Province did the Allies land during World War II
What famous king and king lost their heads during then french revolution?
The French king under the French revolution was King Louis XVI. The Queen was Marie-Antoinette. They were both executed using the guillotine.
Who was the French king beheaded during the French revolution?
Louis XVI (the sixteenth / seize)
Where males only executed during the Reign of Terror?
No, women were also executed by the guillotine. Sexual and social status were treated equally when it came to executions during the French Revolution.
Which instrument was used in the French Revolution?
The guillotine.
Decapitationdevice used during the french revolution?
The guillotine.
What tool did the french used to behead in the revolution?
The guillotine .
What special piece of execution equipment was used during the French Revolution?
The guillotine.
What was the decapitation devise used during the french revolution?
guillotine
What device was used to behead during the french revolution?
Guillotine.
Is a cape horn a decapitation device that was used during the french revolution?
The decapitation device that was used during the French revolution was the guillotine.
What was the name of the execution device used during the french revolution?
A Guillotine
How was the guillotine used in the French Revolution?
Quite effectively and with great efficiency.
What special piece of equipment was used during the French revolution?
Guillotine .
How was Marie Antoinette executed?
Marie Antoinette was execute by guillotine, which was the official instrument of execution used by the French Revolution.
Why was the guillotine a sybmbol of the french revolution?
The French revolution was extraordinarily bloody and characterised by daily cartloads of French aristocrats being taken to the guillotine for public beheading. Madam la Guillotine became a notorious spectacle of the revolution.
