{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/628a5f3e8109c10016a76c51/64b07e9546405a0011fcdbc9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 165 - The Sanson Family of Executioners ","description":"<p>Ep 165 is loose! And this week we're taking a look at the folks who dispenses justice for the powers that be.</p><p>Why were the Sanson family so committed to being executioners? Was it a good job? And what happens when you get to kill a king?</p><p>The secret ingredient is...a severed head!</p><p><br></p><p>Get cocktails and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet </p><p>Join us Patreon: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet</a> </p><p>Find us on TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet</a> </p><p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/</a> </p><p>Find us on Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet</a> </p><p>Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscab </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Sources this week include:</p><p>The Faithful Executioner, Joel F Harrington</p><p><a href=\"https://www.geriwalton.com/french-executioner-charles-henri-sanson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.geriwalton.com/french-executioner-charles-henri-sanson/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG140867\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG140867</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.weirdhistorian.com/the-unfortunate-career-of-charles-henri-sanson-executioner-of-france/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.weirdhistorian.com/the-unfortunate-career-of-charles-henri-sanson-executioner-of-france/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/04/06/the-bloody-family-history-of-the-guillotine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/04/06/the-bloody-family-history-of-the-guillotine/</a></p><p>https://headstuff.org/culture/history/charles-henri-sanson-royal-executioner/ </p><p>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert-Fran%C3%A7ois_Damiens</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Poisoners' Cabinet"}