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Start · Paris · 1789
The Doctor Who Wanted A Kinder Death MachineHe proposed a single humane device to make executions equal for every citizen — his name became a byword for the blade.
same spot · Paris · 1789
The Enslaved Girl Who Nearly Chose FreedomIn Paris she could have walked free of Jefferson forever, and for a moment, she almost did.
same spot · Paris · 1792
The Queen's Friend Whose Head Was Paraded on a PikeShe could have fled the Revolution safely, but chose loyalty to Marie Antoinette, and it destroyed her horrifically.
same spot · Paris · 1386
The Rape Trial That Ended In Trial By CombatA woman's accusation of rape led to France's last judicial duel, with her own life staked on the outcome.
same spot · Paris · 1572
The Wedding That Turned Into A MassacreSix days after a wedding meant to bring peace, Paris turned on the Protestant guests who had come to celebrate it.
same spot · Paris · 1794
The Woman Who Cast Faces From The GuillotineA wax modeller who claimed to have taught a princess at Versailles later said she took casts from the faces of the guillotined.
819 m on · Île de la Cité, Paris · 1314
The Templar Who Cursed A King From The FlamesArrested on a single dawn across France on fabricated charges, the last Templar grand master burned still proclaiming his order's innocence.
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