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The Maiden (also known as the Scottish Maiden) is an early form of guillotine, or gibbet, that was used between the 16th and 18th centuries as a means of execution in Edinburgh, Scotland. The device was introduced in 1564 during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots , and was last used in 1716.
Claidheamh da laimh, highland sword [1] (European) Claymore, Scottish Gaelic for "great sword" (Scottish, European) Dadao (Chinese) Executioner's sword, heading sword, sword of justice (European) Flame-bladed sword, flambard, flammard, flammenschwert (European) Katana (Japanese) Longsword, bastard sword, espée bastarde, hand and a half sword ...
The guillotine used in Luxembourg between 1789 and 1821. A guillotine (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ə t iː n / GHIL-ə-teen / ˌ ɡ ɪ l ə ˈ t iː n / GHIL-ə-TEEN / ˈ ɡ i j ə t i n / GHEE-yə-teen) [1] is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled ...
A replica of the Halifax Gibbet on its original site, 2008, with St Mary's Catholic church, Gibbet Street, in the background. The Halifax Gibbet / ˈ h æ l ɪ f æ k s ˈ dʒ ɪ b ɪ t / was an early guillotine used in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
Used at various points in history in many countries. One of the most famous methods was the guillotine. Now only used in Saudi Arabia with a sword. Stoning: The victim is battered by stones thrown by a group of people, with the injuries leading to death.
The term beheading refers to the act of deliberately decapitating a person, either as a means of murder or as an execution; it may be performed with an axe, sword, or knife, or by mechanical means such as a guillotine. An executioner who carries out executions by beheading is sometimes called a headsman. [1]
A Vermont grand jury has indicted a woman accused of sparking a gunfight with Border Patrol agents last month, causing the death of an agent and the German woman she was traveling with.. The ...
The method of his execution was the maiden, an early form of guillotine modelled on the Halifax gibbet. According to tradition, he brought it personally from England, having been "impressed by its clean work", [29] but doubt has been cast on this. It was actually ordered to be made by Edinburgh's Town Council in 1564. [30]