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Even during the late 1700s the enlightened Habsburgs were still using breaking on the wheel for some of their public executions. Case in point the Romanian revo
by paganel 4y ago
Even during the late 1700s the enlightened Habsburgs were still using breaking on the wheel for some of their public executions. Case in point the Romanian revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan [1], in 1784-85.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_Horea,_Clo%C8%99ca_and_Cri%C8%99an#The_revolt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_Horea,_Clo%C8%99ca_a...
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