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Execution By Beheading - Lewes Bonfire Celebrations

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August 3, 2011 at 23:27 by v

Just found out that you are going to suffer beheading by the axe? then count yourself lucky because compared to other capital punishments, it is one of the quickest and most humane ways to suffer execution if it is done properly.

By today’s methods, beheading was and still is a much quicker, more reliable and less painful execution than electrocution, gassing, hanging, burnt at the stake, lethal injection or a bullet. Beheading is still used in some Arab States today.

In medieval times, beheading was usually reserved for members of Royalty and often in private, you would be taken to the gallows, your neck would be uncovered, and then you would get on your knees facing a wooden block between 18″ – 24″ high.

You will then be blindfolded, your neck placed on the block, and your crime and sentence would then be read out, you would then have the chance to say your last words, whilst the executioner (Headsman) retrieved his 5ft long axe with a 18″x12″ blade from under the straw, then BANG.

Now if you had a skilled headsman, your head would be taken off in one swipe, otherwise it might take three or four swipes before the job was done!

Possibly for a couple of seconds, your mind would register total confusion before loosing consciousness, death would probably follow in less than 60 seconds, and as for tales of the eyes rolling about and looking at your headless body, that is probably fallacy, but there is only one way to find out!

I do not doubt that the head would go into spasms along with the headless body dancing every which way and shooting out blood several feet into the spectators like a headless chicken, but you are already dead now from shock me thinks.