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Designed by Dr Joseph Guillotine, a man described as kindly and who wanted to make execution more humane, the guillotine quickly became a symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution. ... An estimated 40,000 people travelled on the tumbrils through Paris to die under Madame Guillotine.
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www.napoleonguide.com/guillotine.htm
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Although the guillotine's fame dates from its extensive use during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, the first guillotine-like instrument was used as early as 1307. It may have been used earlier but the first solid evidence is its use in Ireland in 1307. It was not used much until it became the...
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www.historywiz.com/guillotine.htm
www.historywiz.com/guillotine.htm
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A history and discussion of the Guillotine ... Pre-Guillotine Machines: Halifax Gibbet; Although older narratives may tell you that the guillotine was invented in the late 18th century, most recent accounts recognise that similar 'decapitation machines' have a long history.
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europeanhistory.about.com/cs/frenchrevolution/a/Guillot...
europeanhistory.about.com/cs/frenchrevolution/a/Guillotine.htm
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www.theguillotine.com/
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French physician, president of the Chamber of the Provinces in 1775, founder of the French Acadamy of Medicine, and deputy to the French assembly in 1789, Dr. Guillotin neither invented nor met his death by the guillotine.
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freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/guillotin_j/guillotin_j.ht...
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The guillotine evokes images of horrifying and bloody public executions during the French Revolution in the eighteenth century. Many historians consider this device the first execution method that lessened the victim's pain and the first step in raising public awareness of the morality of the death penalty.
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www.madehow.com/Volume-7/Guillotine.html
www.madehow.com/Volume-7/Guillotine.html
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This site is all about the guillotine. The guillotine is a mechanical device used for decapitation. It has been used for many years in France, and there is evidence of a guillotine like machine as early as 1307. The guillotine was said to have been a humane form of execution killing the victim instantly.
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www.angelfire.com/al/Guillotine/
www.angelfire.com/al/Guillotine/
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