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    Invented in the late 1700s, the guillotine was a gruesome, yet humane method of execution. As you can imagine, designing a guillotine, which would work effectively on all ages, heights, and weights was difficult at first. Originally, beheadings were done with an axe. Some early forms of guillotines were created using an axe. However, those designs never caught on. Finally, a perfected guillotine was created, and took its place “ahead” of the competition. Measuring in at about 4 meters tall, the guillotine was a feared practice. Contrary to what you would think, the idea was not original. The design for a guillotine was based off several other similar devices used around the same time. However, there were a few differences. The original…

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    Harrison 1 (Attention Getter). Guillotines played significant role in the history of England and France during the French Revolution. According to Susan Banfield, the guillotine was first introduced in France in 1792. A guillotine consisted of a large, heavy knife blade that could be raised and allowed to fall between two grooved posts connected at the top by a crossbar (136-137). The killing machine of the French Revolution is what the guillotine in commonly known as. Deaths of many noteworthy…

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    The Reign of Terror was a brutal time period during the French Revolution. It involved countless unnecessary deaths made by the officials. The executioners used the guillotine, or a beheading machine, to kill anyone who seemed suspicious, without being accused of anything. “Historians estimate that more than 80,000 French people on both sides died…” (Doc. C) The government officials during this time period promoted the opposite of safety. A number of deaths that occurred were beyond unnecessary…

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    The Evolution of the Guillotine: How Did It Change Over The Time Of Its Use And Why Is An Oblique Blade The Most Efficient? The guillotine has an interesting, but gruesome, history. Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin was not inventor of the guillotine, but his name has been associated with the machine because, as Jorne Fabricius notes, he was the one to “propose that mechanical decapitation was used to replace older cruder forms of execution”. Dr. Guillotin wanted the death penalty to be equal for all…

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    oppressed under the new rulers, leaving the French Revolution not effective. In addition to the ineffectiveness and desensitization, war causes innocents to suffer. Dickens emphasizes his dislike through use of negative imagery and portrayal of the Revolution. The first reason that Dickens does not support the French Revolution is because of its lack of success. After the French peasantry overthrows the upper class, the head Revolutionaries take over. The Jacobins, the new leaders,…

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    National Convention; Committee of public safety wanted to scare people into supporting the new Republic. The revolutionaries killed the counter revolutionaries with the guillotine, about 35,000-40,000 people were murdered this way. The Reign of Terror was not justified because the threats did not require, the methods used were too severe, and they went against their own ideas of freedom for the people. To begin with the threats to the French did not require the reaction they had, it also…

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    Robespierre’s rules were also not predictable; many of the citizens involved in the revolution were struggling to find food and their lives depended on whether the government cooperated or not so Robespierre’s rules were found absurd to the citizens. Lastly, his rules were unfair; since he had total control of France, he could enforce laws that applied directly to the citizens and not himself. However, his control began to falter gradually when he was started to be doubted even by his own…

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    suspected with enemies. King Louis XVI was executed in 1793 after the king got executed people in France saw the guillotine as a weapon that they feared. The guillotine was used for purging France for those who were thought to be a threat to national security. In 1794 were very victorious against their enemies which meant that the fear was not necessary anymore but Robespierre continued the Terror because he wanted to purge France of anyone…

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    Poverty and Monarchy: This major issue would lead up to one of the most recognized moments in history, the French Revolution. The population was unsatisfied with the monarchy causing them to rebel. This led to the rise of Napoleon as the newly elected French Leader. The Events The reign of terror: In autumn of 1793, Robespierre and the Jacobins focused on addressing economic and political threats within France. The government instituted its famous campaign against internal opposition known as…

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    accuses him of corruption against the revolutions and sentences him to death on the guillotine on the 5th of April 1794. After Danton’s death, another party was created, they were named The Enrages, their leader was Jacques Roux. Jacques was a priest, his group became the most extremist party, they were the left side of the Revolution, this means that they defended the citizens of France and their rights, they also demanded more faith for liberty, to have a holy reason and equality. However,…

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