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Ghouls behind the guillotine: an iconic symbol of French history

Just how gruesome was the guillotine in France? Read on to discover more about this medieval killing machine.
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"Il vaut mieux hasarder de sauver un coupable que de condamner un innocentIt is better to risk sparing a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. Voltaire - Zadig (1747)"

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