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Guillotines.

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That wasn’t really a thing in medieval times. I’m afraid an axe will have to do.

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30 points

Trebuchet?

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Of course! It’s the superior siege engine.

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Imagine using this for execution

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First used in ancient China around IV century BC.
We can get tripantium though, advanced evolution of it invented in XIII century France.

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It was an instrument used by the burghers in bringing about the end of European feudal lordship, replacing the feudal mode of production with the capitalist one.

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It’s okay, we’re getting rid of history lessons too!

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This might fit in mediaeval times, with the earliest possible recorded use in the 13th century, but it’s certainly not well-known until the early modern period and most famous right on the border between early and late modern.

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6 points

And the billionaires will be the first to try it out!

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3 points

It goes Yah

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Sic semper tyrranis

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y’all qaeda had those on Jan6. They can have 'em.

Samurai sword. But, probably they all have those as well.

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