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Did people have there heads cut off during french revolution?

The guillotine was the finest execution device available at the time. It was fast acting and virtually painless since it killed you in the "twinkling of an eye". It was low maintenance, it could be rapidly recycled when required for multiple users and it was accurate and error free. There would be no more botched executions with people slowly strangling while dangling from the gallows. Multiple axe blows were never needed and the government had made the law such that every case of Capital Punishment would be given the same form of execution. It was superior in every way, but it would remain a public spectacle for many years even though the audience dwindled after the novelty wore off because it lacked the drama and the excitement of a well choreographed public drawing and quartering.


Why are mongols known as cruel in history?

They were really cruel. They cut their victim's heads off put them in piles and burnt them. They would carry huge drums carried by 4 people. People would go insane by the beats of the drum. They would slaughter every man, woman and child. they also poked monkey's with sticks.


What did the poor Tudors children wear in the Tudor times?

In the Tudor times poor peoples clothes was tatty and dirty as they had to were them all the time Rich peoples clothes were dirty During the week but at the weekend there had there Sunday best on so looked smart


What are the benefits of an office Guillotine?

1. You can cut up paper with it. 2. You can use it to open envelopes. 3. It bisects sandwiches with great accuracy. 4. It can be used to threaten recalcitrant employees. 5. It can be used as a practical demonstration for people who ask damn' fool questions about guillotines.


What did King Leopold II do that upset the other European nations?

The king used the Congo's people as slaves to supply rubber. If the people didnt supply enough rubber their hands would be cut off.

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Do they still cut peoples heads of at the Tower of London?

No.


What was one of the things that the US did in World War 1?

cut peoples heads


Did the native Americans cut peoples heads off and put them in baskets?

yes


At the Mayan pyramid do they cut off peoples heads and watch them roll down?

YES.


Were the Mayans peaceful?

no. not that much actually. if they were why did they cut peoples heads of who were the losers of a game.


During the french revolution what was the guillotine used to cut off?

it was used to cut off peoples head


Punishment used by colonists against supporters of England?

Cut there heads off.


A machine used in the French revolution to cut off the heads of the aristocrats?

The guillotine.


Cant find music video it's black and white and set in the old west with a franz Ferdinand paper cut out animation style Whenever peoples heads get shot off there are animal heads underneath?

Ramona Falls - I Say Fever


What did the French use during the French Revolution to cut off people's heads which is now used to cut paper?

"la guillotine". Its name stems from its inventor, the Dr. Guillotin. It is not used to cut paper.


What was Obsidian used for?

Many cultures used obsidian to make spear heads and other tools. These tools were used to cut things and as weapons.


What did the French use during the French Revolution to cut off people's heads?

They used the guillotine to behead them