Actually, the British beat the French to it. The Halifax Gibbet pre-dates the guillotine by about 100 years.
Yet another case where another nation somehow becomes better at a sport the British invented.
The southern English are trapped between a rock and a hard place with the whole thing. They do like the idea of stealing culture from the French, but they want to appear to be separate at the same time. And appearing northern would be even worse.
Why not revive the guillotine
Too French for the British
Actually, the British beat the French to it. The Halifax Gibbet pre-dates the guillotine by about 100 years.
Yet another case where another nation somehow becomes better at a sport the British invented.
The southern English are trapped between a rock and a hard place with the whole thing. They do like the idea of stealing culture from the French, but they want to appear to be separate at the same time. And appearing northern would be even worse.
The French industrialised it.
That’s barbaric, throwing rotten produce at criminals in a pillory would be fun though
Tomato red on an orange backdrop would look great!
So is being a pedo, he brought this on himself
You talking about Charles or pedos in general?