Category: Execution Methods and Torture Devices

From the crossroads of 18th-century England to the folklore of the American West, Hanging Trees have left an indelible mark on cultural memory, evolving from sites of death to powerful symbols.

The guillotine, known as the 'Revolution’s Razor,' became an enduring symbol of the French Revolution, encapsulating both its aspirations for justice and its descent into terror. Designed as a humane execution method, it ironically became synonymous with mass executions and public spectacles of death.