When was guillotine used

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An early record comes from Halifax in West Yorkshire, which had the right to execute criminals by at the latest. The extremists set out to destroy their enemies. The executions were a popular form of entertainment and crowds gathered to watch.

The guillotine remained an official method of execution up until in France. The last person was guillotined in This object description and its related educational resources were researched and written by our team of historians and education specialists. Model Guillotine.