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The Maiden (also known as the Scottish Maiden) is an early form of guillotine, or gibbet, that was used between the 16th and 18th centuries as a means of execution in Edinburgh, Scotland. The device was introduced in 1564 during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots , and was last used in 1716.
He was the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of James VI. He was in some ways the most successful of the four since he won the civil war that had been dragging on with the supporters of the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots. However, he came to an unfortunate end, executed by means of the Maiden, a predecessor of the guillotine.
The Maiden was stored and is now on display in the National Museum of Scotland. It is rather shorter than the Halifax Gibbet, standing only 10 feet (3.0 m) tall, the same height as the French guillotine. [34] [35]
The guillotine used in Luxembourg between 1789 and 1821. A guillotine (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ə t iː n / GHIL-ə-teen / ˌ ɡ ɪ l ə ˈ t iː n / GHIL-ə-TEEN / ˈ ɡ i j ə t i n / GHEE-yə-teen) [1] is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled ...
A Scottish invention that is a perennial favourite with children visiting as part of school trips is the Scottish Maiden, an early beheading machine predating the French guillotine. In 2019, the museum received 2,210,024 visitors, making it Scotland's most popular visitor attraction that year. [8]
The Scottish Maiden on display at the Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox (1425) – executed by orders of James I of Scotland; Lord Walter Stewart and Lord Alexander Sewart (1425) – executed by orders of James I of Scotland; Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (1425) – executed by order of James I of Scotland
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The Tolbooth in Aberdeen, Scotland is a 17th-century former jail which is now operated as a museum. The museum contains prison cells and exhibits various police and law and order related items. [ 1 ] The building has been featured on popular television as the setting for a ghostlore story.