Ep 165 - The Sanson Family of Executioners
When it comes to killing for France, there weren't a lot of volunteers. Maybe The Guillotine scared them off...
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Show Notes
Ep 165 is loose! And this week we're taking a look at the folks who dispenses justice for the powers that be.
Why were the Sanson family so committed to being executioners? Was it a good job? And what happens when you get to kill a king?
The secret ingredient is...a severed head!
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Sources this week include:
The Faithful Executioner, Joel F Harrington
https://www.geriwalton.com/french-executioner-charles-henri-sanson/
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG140867
https://www.weirdhistorian.com/the-unfortunate-career-of-charles-henri-sanson-executioner-of-france/
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/04/06/the-bloody-family-history-of-the-guillotine/
https://headstuff.org/culture/history/charles-henri-sanson-royal-executioner/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert-Fran%C3%A7ois_Damiens
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