Tag: France
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…
Four Men Guillotined in Eight Minutes
There is no denying that the guillotine made fast work of executions and that Deibler and his assistants made the executions run smoothly, with little…
Guillotine Parties and Celebrations
Parties and celebrations often began before the execution of a criminal in France, but sometimes, especially when the criminal was a murderer, the parties went…
Anatole Deibler Tells Us If It Hurts To Be Beheaded
Anatole Deibler, France’s former high executioner who oversaw the use of the guillotine on hundreds of condemned criminals, was asked whether or not it hurt…
8 Gory Axe Murders From the Past
Put on any B-rated horror movie and someone is bound to be swinging an axe, but just how prolific are axe murders? Truthfully, we rarely…
Was Abbe Pregnani the Man in the Iron Mask?
Was James de la Cloche, known as Abbe Pregnani, the man in the iron mask? There are many theories as to who wore the mask…
The Man in the Iron Mask a Royal Mystery
Who was the man in the iron mask? That is a question that has been asked, and unanswered, for over 300 years. The following article,…
When Venus and Jupiter Were Mistaken for Hostile Airplanes
During World War I, two bright lights were spotted in the sky. In certain areas of France, the people believed the lights were from a…
