Perhaps are you referring to the notorious "guillotine", which became the only mode of execution in France from 1792 to 1977. The concept of this instrument, however, was not invented by the French...
The guillotine, created by Doctor Joseph-Ignace Guillotine in France. It is mainly associated with the Reign of Terror during which it was used to decapitate large numbers of people.
Yes, many got their heads cut off by an execution weapon called the Guillotine. In particular many people were executed and beheaded in the Reign of Terror, a period when the Committee of Public...