You know how they used to be head people in the 1400's i think, what the hell was it called. i need it for a speech asap!!!!
2007-06-10 15:32:29 · 13 answers · asked by ς๏г๒เภ 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well the answer has already been reiterated several times, but once again it was the guillotine.
All the best!
2007-06-10 15:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by Abi 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Head people"? No, there used to be "head people" in the 1960s, messing around in and/or expanding their heads. In the 1400s there were headsMEN! And usually they used an axe--a headsman's axe.
Moreover, the NAME "guillotine" (G as is gas) that you were apparently trying to remember is from that of Dr. Guillotin, who in 1789 proposed decapitation w/o torture. So that is NOT the name used in the 1400s.
HOWEVER, a device very similar to the guillotine was reportedly used in 1307 or earlier. The picture at http://www.metaphor.dk/guillotine/Pages/History.html is from Holinshed's Chronicles, which was published only in 1577, so that may very well have been influenced by developments in between.
According to that same page, the "Scottish Maiden" (pictured and named also at a different site, http://www.scotlandforvisitors.com/maiden.php , among others) *may* have shown up as early as 1280. Or you may prefer the "Halifax Gibbet" (G pronounced as J, please!) shown at http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/gibbet/index.htm among others.
Will this do ya?
2007-06-10 22:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by georgetslc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decapitation has been used as a form of capital punishment for millennia. The terms capital offense, capital crime, and capital punishment derive from the punishment for serious offenses being the insertins of the criminal's head into a hole. Decapitation by sword (or axe, a military weapon as well) was sometimes considered the "honorable" way to die for an aristocrat, who, presumably being a warrior, could often expect to die by the sword in any event; in England it was considered a privilege of noblemen to be beheaded. This would be distinguished from a "dishonorable" death on the gallows or through burning at the stake. High Treason by nobles was punished by beheading; male commoners, including knights, were hanged, drawn, and quartered; female commoners were burned at the stake.
If the headsman's axe or sword was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and thought to be a relatively painless form of death. If the instrument was blunt or the executioner clumsy, however, multiple strokes might be required to sever the head. The person to be executed was therefore advised to give a gold coin to the headsman so that he did his job with care. Not getting their proper money's worth, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and Mary I of Scotland required three strikes at their respective executions.
The Beheading of Cosmas and Damian, by Fra AngelicoDecapitation by guillotine was a common, mechanically-assisted form of execution, invented shortly before the French Revolution (although an earlier version of the guillotine, the Halifax gibbet, was used in England until the 17th century). The aim was to create a painless and quick form of execution that did not require great skill to carry out.
2007-06-10 22:43:09 · answer #3 · answered by Isac B 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Guillotine. Made famous by the French in the Reign Of Terror.
just so you know, the guillotine that we know today was not designed until the 1700s. there were precursor to the guillotine that resembled it quite a bit in function going back a few centuries.
2007-06-10 22:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by peapatchisland 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bear is correct. The guillotine was invented for the French revolution because they were killing so many people they could not do a fast good job with an axe.
2007-06-10 22:41:17 · answer #5 · answered by lestermount 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The guillotine. The thing with the blade attached to the wood, yeah. It was made around 1307 or before that i think. If you want proof, then go on Wikipedia and type in Guillotine. The answer really is guillotine.
2007-06-10 22:36:00 · answer #6 · answered by Luv you! 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Guillotine. Good luck!
2007-06-10 23:04:02 · answer #7 · answered by kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Axe or a sword - - - the guillotine didn't come into play until the 1790's..
A headman's Axe was the common term.
Peace....
2007-06-10 22:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's called a guillotine! Good luck with your speech!
2007-06-10 22:38:16 · answer #9 · answered by Mary C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A Guillotine, it was bought in 1307 and french mostly used it!
2007-06-10 22:40:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋