to cut off the head of
French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy
As the emboldened queen is beheaded, King Henry is seen preparing to wed his third wife, the pious and soft-spoken Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips).
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
Dugin claims to be descended from a radical priest who was beheaded by the state, and the proof of it may be in his fearlessly splenetic Limonka columns.
Kelsey Grammer Reflects on the 'Terrible Loss' and Guilt After His Sister's 1975 Murder
Afterwards, the men drove Karen to an alley, where Glenn stabbed her 42 times and nearly decapitated her.
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Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
2 May 2025
The incoming train decapitates her, and Cora is left screaming.
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