Diary Of A 16th Century Executioner

Softcore History

English - November 27, 2023 16:53 - 1 hour - 37.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 132 ratings
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Franz Schmidt was a seasoned civil servant killer who hung, decapitated, drowned, burned alive, and crippled criminals' spirits and bodies on the breaking wheel as the head hangman in Nuremberg for 45 years during the Renaissance. He kept a diary detailing all 361 public executions he performed.

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