TIL that for six generations, from 1688 to 1840, members of the Sanson family were the executioners in Paris. Charles-Henri Sanson performed 2,918 executions, including that of Louis XVI, and his son Henri executed Marie-Antoinette. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by jcd1974 t3_12836fu on March 31, 2023 at 11:11 PM in todayilearned 4 comments 336
PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_jeh2vst wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:38 PM and i thought the Hanson brothers were bad ass Permalink 15
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