The guillotine was the preferred method of execution during France's "Reign of Terror" in the 1790s. But the origins of this ...

A common rumor holds that Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, the Frenchman who invented the guillotine, was also eventually executed with the device. But as the Dictionary of Eponyms notes, "Dr. Joseph ...

It may come as a surprise to some that France routinely used the guillotine as its official method of capital punishment until 1977, when Hamida Djandoubi became the last man guillotined in the ...

The Guillotine. Share full article. July 26, 1908. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 26, 1908, Section PART, Page 6 Buy Reprints.

From there, the guillotine would reign for another two centuries: It remained the standard means of execution for condemned civilians in France until the death penalty was abolished in 1981.

So let's bring back the guillotine—and once it forces us to confront the barbarity of needlessly killing people who pose no threat to us, let's abolish the death penalty.

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Amidst a crime surge in the 1920’s, a French clergyman suggested Chicago install a guillotine in Grant Park. The Municipal Razor: The story of Chicago and the guillotine By John R. Schmidt ...

NANTES, France – A 19th century guillotine in perfect working order goes up for auction in France on Thursday and is expected to fetch up to $82,000, the auctioneers said.