Capital punishment in France

thumb|The guillotine used in Luxembourg between 1798 and 1821 A guillotine ( ) is an apparatus designed for effectively carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with a pillory at the bottom of the frame, holding the position of the neck directly below the blade. The blade is then released, swiftly and forcefully decapitating the victim with a single, clean pass; the head falls into a basket or other receptacle below.

overview of the capital punishment in France

essay written in 1957 by Albert Camus

1962 attempt on De Gaulle’s life

form of execution

revolutionary song from the French Revolution

Act promulgated under the rule of Charles XX making sacrilege a capital offense