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    In days of old when executions were the chopping off of peoples' heads, how were the aristocrats treated differently than the commoners?

    Question #77484. Asked by star_gazer. (Mar 19 07 2:46 PM)


    jelly1000

    		Normally commoners were hanged and the chopping off of peoples heads was reserved for aristocracy.

    Mar 19 07, 3:56 PM
    Benhaard

    		The aristocrats were allowed to set up their hair, so that it wouldn't be chopped off.

    Mar 19 07, 4:03 PM
    star_gazer

    		Not the correct answer yet. I'll offer another silver commode for this one.

    Mar 19 07, 4:52 PM
    lanfranco

    		Well, I suppose you could be referring to the "privilege" of decapitation by sword instead of axe. Anne Boleyn was famously given this grace, via an expensive executioner imported from France, but many other royals and aristocrats were not.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapitation

    Mar 19 07, 5:10 PM
    star_gazer

    		Congratulations lanfranco!

    One silver commode will be sent out to you as soon as I get your shipping address.

    Also, members of the wealthy person's family would often pay the executioners to do the job in just one swing so as to reduce the pain.

    Mar 19 07, 5:56 PM

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