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German executioner's sword with engraving, 17th century AD (lemmy.world)
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[–] teft@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

The french form of beheading was to have them kneel upright during a beheading instead of putting their neck on a block.

It's how Anne Boleyn was decapitated by the swordsman from Calais.