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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.
The method of his execution was the maiden, an early form of guillotine modelled on the Halifax gibbet. According to tradition, he brought it personally from England, having been "impressed by its clean work", [28] but doubt has been cast on this. It was actually ordered to be made by Edinburgh's Town Council in 1564. [29]
Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok is an adventure game/RPG hybrid developed by Dutch studio Crystal Shard, set in the world of the Poetic Edda and Norse Mythology.
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 replica of the Halifax Gibbet on its original site, 2008, with St Mary's Catholic church, Gibbet Street, in the background. The Halifax Gibbet / ˈ h æ l ɪ f æ k s ˈ dʒ ɪ b ɪ t / was an early guillotine used in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
The story centers on a small church, the Church of the Holy Maiden, in the city of Pot a Feu. In addition to the normal role of a church it has a group of trained demon hunters, La Pucelle . Two of La Pucelle's newest members are Prier, a sixteen-year-old girl, and her twelve-year-old brother Culotte.
Nicholas D’Agostino, 21, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder in the caught-on-camera slaying of 20-year-old Yusef Staine, according to Newsday and court records.
Lord Marksman and Vanadis (Japanese: 魔弾 （ まだん ） の 王 （ おう ） と 戦姫 （ ヴァナディース ）, Hepburn: Madan no Ō to Vanadīsu, lit."King of the Magic Bullet and Vanadis") is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa Kawaguchi and illustrated by Yoshi☆o and Hinata Katagiri.