Tag: France
Shepherds of Les Landes: A Community on Stilts in France
The shepherds of Les Landes, France, navigated their challenging landscape on stilts, using the height to manage flocks and perform everyday tasks with remarkable skill….
Removal of King Louis XIV’s Heart
King Louis XIV of France, known as the Sun King, not only left an indelible mark on French history through his reign but also in…
Chemist detective finds many clues on headless body
Described at the Sherlock Holmes of Paris, a chemist studies clues left on a headless body to help determine facts about the murder. There were…
The lecture room of a French prison – Fresnes Prison in 1903
A fascinating look at the inner workings of the Fresnes Prison in 1903. The prison was built between 1895 and 1898, and was a new…
How the Condemned Were Prepared for the Guillotine
With over a million and a half views on my previous video about the guillotine in the early 1900s, I decided to take a more…
Strange Light in Sky Mystifying to Peasants of France 1922
Strange Light in Sky Mystifying to Peasants of France Source: Brownsville Herald. December 24, 1922, Page 1. Angers, France, Dec. 23. – Superstitious peasants of…
Guillotine Execution of Eugene Weidmann
Very little is known about Eugene (Eugen) Weidmann’s childhood. He spent his childhood in Frankfurt, Germany until the start of World War I. He was…
The Bayeux Tapestry Showing the Norman Conquest of England
The Bayeux Tapestry gives us about 50 scenes that led to the Norman conquest of England. It is an important work in both the world…
1909 First Hand Account of the Guillotine and Execution of Danvers
This original report, made by a reporter who witnessed the guillotine execution of Danvers, is the first mention I have found on the bloodiness and…
France’s Death Helmet – Terrifying Method of Capital Punishment
In 1898, a strange contraption called a death helmet was said to soon take the place of the guillotine. However, the death helmet was far…
