madame guillotine

A name given to large, razor-like blade that was used to execute people in a quick and "painless" fashion. The French became obsessed with it, especially during the late 18th century and early 19th century, when the French Revolution was at its peak. Two of the most famous people executed by use of this machine were King Louis XVI and his wife, the famous (or infamous) Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France. Many thousands more were murdered this way. The mechanism is released via rope and falls under its weight, severing the head from the body underneath it. The death is supposed to painless, but there was some evidence that the machine wasn't always effective and some even believe that a few heads survived for 10 or 15 seconds after decapitation. The last person who met with Madame Guillotine did so on September 10th, 1977.

The Queen has been charged with treason, incest and depleting the royal funds. She is sentenced to death, the same way her husband was executed, via a visit with Madame Guillotine

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