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Why The Last Public Guillotine Execution Happened

Long-form10:02EducationPublished Oct 16, 2026, 4:15 PM · 6d ago
TheFortress
TheFortress
174K subscribers · median 24.5K views
Open on YouTube
Views
25,917
+42 views/hour
Views / hour now
42
measured 2h ago
Peak views / hour
104
11h ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
0.7%
likes + comments / views
Likes
155
0.6% of views
Comments
22
0.08% of views
Est. ad revenue
$104–$233
lifetime, $4–9 RPM

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Avg views / day
4.1K
since upload
vs channel median
1.1×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#12
of 22 tracked

Views over time

18 readings

Total views Views gained per hour

Description

It was one of History's most infamous executions that happened in public. But Eugene Weidmann was the final man publicly guillotined in France. But why did the conduct of the crowd that day lead to an end of public executions?
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Details

Published
Oct 16, 2026, 4:15 PM
Length
10:02 (602 s)
Format
Long-form
Category
Education
Audio language
EN-GB
Quality
HD
Captions
No
Made for kids
No
Licensed content
Yes
Video ID
ZcoQiXdgX7E

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