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Execution by Axe or Sword - Which was Worse?

In the long history of capital punishment there have been many different ways to carry out the grisly sentence. While commoners were often hanged, a method usually reserved for nobility was beheading by either axe or sword. Back then people didn't get a choice of what they would prefer, but if they did... which one would have been "better"? Let's take a look at a few real examples to see if the historical accounts can give us an idea of which (hopefully) sharp blade might have been quicker and less likely to result in a botched job. Due to source availability and my background knowledge the scope is limited to European cases between the 16th and 18th century. ** Sources / credits ** https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/b... The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century by Joel F. Harrington (2013) https://amzn.to/4iXuONd (affiliate link) Anne Boleyn https://englishhistory.net/tudor/anne... https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com... Catherine Howard https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/th... Margaret Pole, countess of Salisbury https://books.google.ca/books?id=EOW1... https://www.britannica.com/topic/behe... https://www.luminarium.org/encycloped... Mary, Queen of Scots https://archive.org/details/originall... https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executi... Lord William Russell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William... James Scott, duke of Monmouth https://books.google.ca/books?id=hXQq... https://dirtysexyhistory.com/2016/09/... ketch/ https://ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/reposit... Arthur Elphinstone, lord Balmerino https://books.google.ca/books?id=1lEK... Execution block for the last beheading in Britain, in 1747 https://royalarmouries.org/collection... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Executioner’s axe, 1550-1700 https://www.ima-usa.com/products/orig... Executioner’s swords https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916... https://royalarmouries.org/collection... https://art.thewalters.org/object/51.... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... List of confirmed executions at the Tower of London https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/t... Other images https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ** Support the channel ** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server:   / skallagrim      / @skallagrim   You can also shop through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: https://www.kultofathena.com/?koa=259 Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 GamerSupps powdered energy drinks and other stuff (I particularly like the SUS snack bars): https://gamersupps.gg/Skall I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: https://beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHW... Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend: US - https://www.amazon.com/shop/skallagri... Canada - https://amzn.to/2HeOCMA ** Other social media ** https://bsky.app/profile/skallagrim.b...   / skallagrimyt     / skallagrim_yt   #skallagrim #history #sword #axe