What It Was Like To Witness A Guillotine Execution

What was it like to witness a guillotine execution in the early 1900s? After watching several clips of guillotine scenes on YouTube, I can say that they all got it wrong.

Contents:

  1. Notice Posted
  2. Arrive Early
  3. Up Goes the Guillotine
  4. Troops
  5. Prisoner Comes Out
  6. Singing and Yelling
  7. Dropped Into Place
  8. Yoked and Beheaded
  9. Blood Spurts
  10. Baskets
  11. Cleanup

Author: StrangeAgo