Yes it is true. But until now it's not totally proven. The Guillotines may have been invented before by the Chinese Yongzheng Emperor during the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty. read more
Yes it is true. But until now it’s not totally proven. The Guillotines may have been invented before by the Chinese Yongzheng Emperor during the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty. read more
The only recorded use of the guillotine in North America took place on the French island of St. Pierre in 1889, of Basque-born assassin Carlos Zuzuarregui, with a guillotine brought in from Guadeloupe. read more
The guillotine remained France's number one method of execution for the next 189 years. To commemorate the role Pelletier played in history, let's take a look at the invention of the guillotine. A public guillotining in 1897 Though not the first device in history to execute people by decapitation, the guillotine is certainly the most memorable. read more