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The Executioner in the Premodern West
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:21:16
Publish Date: 2025-03-22 15:00:04
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(Host: Kristin) 

Both feared and respected, the executioner was indispensable to the premodern system of justice in the West.  The skill and the service he provided were essential to keeping order but: who were they, how did one become an executioner, and did he wear a mask? Find out this week on Footnoting History! 

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