A Black Feather, A poison pen... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- random facts about decapitations During the Reign of Terror, when the revolutionaries had begun to turn on each other, Georges Danton, took his turn before the guillotine... In an act of final contempt for Danton, Robespierre his former colleague, siezed the severed head in its final moments of consciousness from the basket where the blade let it fall and slapped Danton across the face before the crowd who had gathered to witness the execution 6:07 p.m. - 2003-08-23 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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