A common rumor holds that Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, the Frenchman who invented the guillotine, was also eventually executed with the device. But as the Dictionary of Eponyms notes, "Dr. Joseph ...

The replica of the execution device made famous by the French Revolution sold for the equivalent of $9,355. But the auction drew criticism from a... More than four decades after the guillotine was ...

More than four decades after the guillotine was last used in an execution in France, a 150-year-old replica of the device made famous in The Terror that followed the ...

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner may – or may not – take part in the festivities. He says he does see similarities between France of 1789 and the U.S. of 2018. An executioner, portrayed by ...

One day in May 1738, legend has it, a woman approaching the end of her pregnancy was walking down a street in Saintes, France, when she heard the cries of a man being executed on the town’s breaking ...

A 19th century guillotine in perfect working order is expected to fetch up to €60,000 when it goes up for auction in France on Thursday. The wood, iron, steel and brass guillotine, synonymous with the ...

NANTES, France – A 19th century guillotine in perfect working order goes up for auction in France on Thursday and is expected to fetch up to $82,000, the auctioneers said. The wood, iron, steel and ...