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4 days ago · Albert Camus wrote in a 1956 book called Reflections on the Guillotine, Resistance, Rebellion & Death: An execution is not simply death. It is just as different from the privation of life as a concentration camp is from prison.
4 days ago · France - Revolution, Terror, Guillotine: After their victory in expelling the Girondins, Parisian militants “regenerated” their own sectional assemblies by purging local moderates, while radicals such as Jacques-René Hébert and Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette tightened their grip on the Paris Commune.
4 days ago · The guillotine's blade was angled at 45 degrees to ensure a clean and swift cut through the neck. The device was designed to be quick and efficient, with the entire execution process taking only a few seconds. The guillotine's height was typically around 14 feet, allowing the blade to gain enough momentum for a swift execution. The Guillotine's ...
1 day ago · Invented by a physician during the Revolution as a quicker, more efficient and more distinctive form of execution, the guillotine became a part of popular culture and historic memory. It was celebrated on the left as the people's avenger, for example in the revolutionary song La guillotine permanente , [212] and cursed as the symbol ...
4 days ago · Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state -sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. Since the mid-19th century many countries have abolished or discontinued the practice.
5 days ago · The Meiji Guillotine Murders offers both a historical understanding of the evolution of the Police under The Meiji project and also a series of fiendish murder mysteries. But what draws it together is the finale which is clever and surprising and has a big impact, drawing the murders together and finishing with a dramatic flourish.
1 day ago · The decadent Mona Gala has been the traditional harbinger of Dark Mofo, which both did and didn’t happen this year. Following last year’s excellent cap on a decade of Dark Mofo, which saw an estimated $5.5 million at the box office and more than 100,000 tickets sold, the festival was cancelled in 2024 for a “period of renewal”.
