to cut off the head of
French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy
The formidable Russell Crowe explained on X that his direct Fraser ancestry traces to Simon, the notorious 11th Lord Fraser of Lovat, whose Scots rebelliousness led to his becoming the last man beheaded on Tower Hill, in 1747.
One article suggested positioning the portrait so that the head was near the nail bed; otherwise when the wearer cut their nails, the portrait would be decapitated.
—
Anika Burgess
July 17,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
Israel’s 12-day campaign is the first time the long-running shadow conflict between the Middle East’s military superpowers exploded into open warfare, decapitating the upper echelons of Iran’s military and nuclear leadership.
—
Nabih Bulos
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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