Sometimes One Swing Wasn't Enough: 5 Gruesome Truths of The Executioner's Axe
🪓 Think you know everything about history's most infamous punishment?
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Think again! Beheading by axe wasn't just brutal—it was messy, unpredictable, and downright cringe-worthy at times.
🤯 From Mary, Queen of Scots' botched execution to the surprisingly underpaid executioners of the past, this video dives deep into the gross, bizarre, and morbidly fascinating details of this historical method of execution. 💀
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0:23 The not-so-clean "one-chop deal" 😬
1:08 Posthumous head preservation with spices and tar 🧂👃
1:38 The surprisingly low pay for executioners 💸
2:08 The class divide in execution methods 🤔
2:45 How medieval crowds turned executions into twisted entertainment 🎭🍻
📚 History is messy. History is gross. And we're here to tell you all about it!
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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
👑 Mary's Execution Details: https://cmsm.co.uk/february-8-1587-ma...
📰 Contemporary Pamphlets: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/the-exec...
🗡️ Anne Boleyn's Sword Execution: https://hforhistory.co.uk/h-for-histo...
🤔 Discussion on Sword Choice: https://history.stackexchange.com/que...
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