- An executioner, also
known as a
hangman or
headsman, is an
official who
effects a
sentence of
capital punishment on a
condemned person. The executioner...
- The
Headsman (aka
Shadow of the Sword, Au. Henker) is a 2005 film
directed by
Simon Aeby. Set in
early 16th
century Tyrol, it is set
before the background...
-
Headsman is a
fictional character appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics. His
apparent real name is
Cleavon Twain (a play on the...
- The
Headsman: The
Abbaye des
Vignerons is an 1833
novel by
James Fenimore Cooper set in Switzerland. The
novel was
inspired by one of Cooper's
trips during...
-
These were: The Last Will and
Testament of
Richard Brandon, Esquire,
headsman and
hangman to the
Pretended Parliament; The
Confession of
Richard Brandon...
-
executioner who
carries out
executions by
beheading is
sometimes called a
headsman.
Accidental decapitation can be the
result of an explosion, a car or industrial...
- in 1813,
suggests that the
execution was
carried out by an
experienced headsman. It was
common practice for the
severed head of a
traitor to be held up...
-
Dirty Filthy Love, the
comedy film Alfie, the
short film Turn, and The
Headsman. In 2005, she guest-starred in the
British comedy The
Worst W**** of My...
- series, King
Aerys II
Targaryen ordered his
tongue cut out. He is a
skilled headsman,
seldom requiring a
second stroke to
finish his charges. Ilyn executes...
-
including the
breaking wheel, the gallows,
burning at the stake, and the
headsman about to
behead a
victim who has just
taken wine and communion. In one...
