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Showing posts with label Execution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Execution. Show all posts
Friday, 16 October 2015

A Digest of Marie Antoinette

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Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna (Vienna, Austria, 2nd November 1755 - Paris, France, 16th October 1793) On this day in 1793, Marie Antoinet...
Friday, 17 April 2015

Gallows Bait

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The legend of Dick Turpin and the Gregory Gang has passed into English folklore, with highwaymen remembered as dandy fellows cutting a dash...
Saturday, 22 November 2014

Victims of the National Razor

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I have, it would appear, acquired something of a reputation for liking the more grisly aspects of history. Perhaps it is my prized miniature...
Friday, 14 November 2014

The Execution of "La Pola"

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Policarpa Salavarrieta (Assumed name, given name unknown, aka La Pola ; Guaduas, Viceroyalty of New Granada, c. 1795 – Bogotá, United Provin...
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Monday, 3 November 2014

A Revolutionary on the Guillotine: Olympe de Gouges

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Olympe de Gouges (née Marie Gouze; Montauban, Guyenne-and-Gascony, Kingdom of France, 7th May 1748 – Paris, France, 3rd November 1793) ...
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Monday, 22 September 2014

"I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country": The Execution of Nathan Hale

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Nathan Hale (Coventry, Connecticut, America, 6th June 1755 – New York, America, 22nd September 1776) Once again today we find ourselv...
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Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Jacques de Liniers: The Execution of a Viceroy

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Jacques de Liniers (aka Jacques de Liniers; Niort, France, 25th July 1753 – Cabeza de Tigre, Córdoba, Argentina, 26th August 1810) Today w...
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Wednesday, 30 July 2014

The Witch of Palermo: Giovanna Bonanno and her Mysterious Vinegar

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Giovanna Bonanno (Palermo, Italy, 1713 - Palermo, Italy, 30th July 1789) Giovanna Bonanno Today our salon is graced by a most questi...
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Monday, 28 July 2014

"One does not make revolutions by halves": The Execution of Saint-Just

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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just; Decize, France, 25th August 1767 – Paris, France, 28th July 1794) Louis ...
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014

The Murder of Joseph Foullon de Doué

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Joseph-François Foullon de Doué (Saumur, France, 25th June 1715 – Paris, France, 22nd July 1789)  Today marks the anniversary of a gru...
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Sunday, 8 June 2014

The Murder of ​​Johann Joachim Winckelmann

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​​Johann Joachim Winckelmann (Stendal, Germany, 9th December 1717 – Trieste, Italy, 8th June 1768) Johann Joachim Winckelmann by Anton vo...
Saturday, 24 May 2014

The Execution of Jonathan Wild, Thief-Taker General

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Jonathan Wild (Wolverhampton, England, 1682/3 – London, England, 24th May 1725) Our notorious guest today is a man whom we have met before...
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Sunday, 11 May 2014

The Assassination of Spencer Perceval

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Spencer Perceval, KC (London, 1st November 1762 – London, 11th May 1812) Spencer Perceval by George Francis Joseph, 1816 There have be...
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Monday, 5 May 2014

The Murderous Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers

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Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (London, England, 18th August 1720 – London, England, 5th May 1760) Copper engraving of Laurence Shi...
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Saturday, 3 May 2014

Princess Élisabeth of France, A Most Loyal Sister

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Princess Élisabeth of France (Élisabeth Philippine Marie Hélène de France, Versailles, France, 3rd May 1764 - Paris, France, 10th May 1794) ...
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Monday, 28 April 2014

A Deadly Affair: Count Johann Friedrich Struensee

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Count Johann Friedrich Struensee (Prussia, 5th August 1737 – Copenhagen, Denmark, 28th April 1772) Johann Friedrich Struensee by Hans Ha...
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