Modes Of Executing Criminals

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This section is from the book "Manual Of Useful Information", by J. C Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Manual of useful Information.

Country.	Mode.	Publicity.
Austria..............	Gallows..................	Public
Bavaria..................	Guillotine...................	Private
Belgium..................	Guillotine......................	Public
Brunswick....................	Ax.................	Private
China...............	Sword or cord............	Public
Denmark........................	Guillotine....................	Public
Ecuador...................	Musket................	Public
France................	Guillotine.............	Private
Great Britain.......................	Gallows	Public
Hanover	Guillotine.............	Public
Netherlands.............	Gallows..............	Public
Oldenberg.......................	Musket..............	Public
Portugal...................	Gallows	Public
Prussia................	Sword...............	Private
Russia..................	Musket, gallows, or sword..	Public
Saxony...................	Guillotine.................	Private
Spain.......................	Garrote.................	Public
Switzerland -
Fifteen cantons.....................	Sword..................	Public
Two cantons..............	Guillotine..............	Public
Two cantons...............	Guillotine..............	Public
United States (other than New York).......................	Gallows.............	Mostly
United States (other than New York).......................	Gallows.............	Private
New York...................	Electricity.................	Private

Monarchs Who Retired From Business. The following are the names of European monarchs who have abdicated:

Several were dethroned without even the mocking show of abdication, like Edward II. of England (1327); Henry VI. of England (1471); etc.

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