Guillotine first used

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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First use of the guillotine, as a humane way of executing a forger.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Guillotine first used". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4251, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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