Ep 165 is loose! And this week we're taking a look at the folks who dispenses justice for the powers that be.

Why were the Sanson family so committed to being executioners? Was it a good job? And what happens when you get to kill a king?

The secret ingredient is...a severed head!

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Sources this week include:

The Faithful Executioner, Joel F Harrington

https://www.geriwalton.com/french-executioner-charles-henri-sanson/

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG140867

https://www.weirdhistorian.com/the-unfortunate-career-of-charles-henri-sanson-executioner-of-france/

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/04/06/the-bloody-family-history-of-the-guillotine/

https://headstuff.org/culture/history/charles-henri-sanson-royal-executioner/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert-Fran%C3%A7ois_Damiens

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