tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post2183162191223620904..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: Joseph-Ignace Guillotin: A Most Notorious NameCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-80967926176777264292016-05-27T22:09:38.314+01:002016-05-27T22:09:38.314+01:00I love that film!I love that film!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-65393174621439103622016-05-27T21:19:26.143+01:002016-05-27T21:19:26.143+01:00Wow, another fascinating fact! Thanks. I do love...Wow, another fascinating fact! Thanks. I do love a bit of history :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306168998731196360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-28717503391679670012016-05-27T21:18:15.513+01:002016-05-27T21:18:15.513+01:00What an intriguing story. I must admit that I alw...What an intriguing story. I must admit that I always think of the famous Carry on Film featuring the guillotine... I will now regaling everyone I come across with this fascinating piece of history! Popping over from #ArchiveDayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306168998731196360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-53350220733245607112016-03-26T22:36:47.058+00:002016-03-26T22:36:47.058+00:00Thank you; it seems there's still much to lear...Thank you; it seems there's still much to learn...Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-4415546319425632342016-03-26T14:30:26.920+00:002016-03-26T14:30:26.920+00:00If I understand the premise correctly, the execute...If I understand the premise correctly, the executed person loses consciousness immediately, either from lack of oxygenation to the brain cells due to blood deprivation, or perhaps from some neurological factor such as the speed of the trauma exceeding the rate of nerve impulse transmission. <br />Modern medical findings make this premise doubtful, inasmuch as the brain remains undamaged by oxygen deprivation for up to four minutes, and Near death Experience reports indicate that some visionary experience may still occur when there is no detectable electrical activity in the brain.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352234214836281307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-69939184450975007122015-05-28T20:35:12.375+01:002015-05-28T20:35:12.375+01:00It sounds as though you and I are just a short hop...It sounds as though you and I are just a short hop from one another, Melinda; I know the Halifax guillotine well!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-53605368182232751342015-05-28T20:34:41.983+01:002015-05-28T20:34:41.983+01:00Ouch!Ouch!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-8049653935686496542015-05-28T11:05:59.861+01:002015-05-28T11:05:59.861+01:00Great post, thank you. We forget that he was actua...Great post, thank you. We forget that he was actually trying to be kind! We had an early form of the guillotine in Halifax (UK) which was in use in the 17th C. The blade is still in the local museum.Melinda Hammond/Sarah Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402460212860103804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-51078053520106175522015-05-28T08:53:06.958+01:002015-05-28T08:53:06.958+01:00"Gruesomer" and "gruesomer" ....."Gruesomer" and "gruesomer" ...<br />Apparently, Hitler used it for executions in Nazi Germany. He made it the state method of execution in the 1930s. Twenty cities across Germany enjoyed a clean shave—some 16,500 people met the barber of Paris.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936914459387070171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-518796893232513942014-10-11T10:51:51.151+01:002014-10-11T10:51:51.151+01:00It has a long and rich history, I'm musing on ...It has a long and rich history, I'm musing on another guillotine-themed post now!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-47949673598072882142014-10-11T08:29:22.683+01:002014-10-11T08:29:22.683+01:00From Rick Green; The device was used in Hull befor...From Rick Green; The device was used in Hull before Dr Guillotine introduced it to France.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-74249366036162648752014-06-13T19:38:00.980+01:002014-06-13T19:38:00.980+01:00A pleasure to meet you! You know, I hadn't spo...A pleasure to meet you! You know, I hadn't spotted the resemblance but now I can't *not* see it.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-41595738811202652392014-06-13T18:06:17.993+01:002014-06-13T18:06:17.993+01:00Love your salon, Madame! Dr Guillotin very much r...Love your salon, Madame! Dr Guillotin very much resembles the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, the queen's dear daughter. Beepath Skyclad Loneflighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06685837557736505296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-75231816304601745692014-05-28T10:04:43.689+01:002014-05-28T10:04:43.689+01:00I think that sounds like a marvellous idea!I think that sounds like a marvellous idea!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-8821849857811069052014-05-28T09:10:08.597+01:002014-05-28T09:10:08.597+01:00Like you,Madame I have a morbid fascination with t...Like you,Madame I have a morbid fascination with the guillotine and have several books on The Terror,the guillotine and executioners.Maybe a quick discussion with you will be in order next time I help push your coach out of the mud at Tyburn?Gem Twitchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-53987455460423278402014-03-28T08:43:31.081+00:002014-03-28T08:43:31.081+00:00He was indeed a highwayman; I do have a morbid fas...He was indeed a highwayman; I do have a morbid fascination with guillotine history, I am afraid!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-63188390473540003502014-03-28T03:23:28.067+00:002014-03-28T03:23:28.067+00:00Great piece! I understand that Jacques Nicolas Pel...Great piece! I understand that Jacques Nicolas Pelletier was a highwayman. It's such a fascinating period of history.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523173479220692313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-7413041263736387052014-03-27T16:57:02.005+00:002014-03-27T16:57:02.005+00:00It was one of my favourite posts to write and rese...It was one of my favourite posts to write and research too!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-13207657480486767162014-03-27T14:31:13.401+00:002014-03-27T14:31:13.401+00:00Thank you for such a fascinating post, Catherine. ...Thank you for such a fascinating post, Catherine. Madame La Guillotine is infamous but I knew nothing of the man after whom it was named. I didn't know it was referred to as the National Razor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784288072362268328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-66292758135389570002014-03-26T10:32:02.680+00:002014-03-26T10:32:02.680+00:00A pleasure!A pleasure!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-32249513097800947442014-03-26T10:14:04.941+00:002014-03-26T10:14:04.941+00:00Knew nothing about him. Thanks for posting this.Knew nothing about him. Thanks for posting this.sarah chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420367186796307675noreply@blogger.com