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24%OFFJoel F. Harrington - The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death in the Sixteenth Century - 9780099572664 - V9780099572664
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The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death in the Sixteenth Century

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Description for The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death in the Sixteenth Century Paperback. Frantz Schmidt is an executioner, torturer and, most unusually for his times, diarist. Following in his father's footsteps, Frantz entered the executioner's trade as an Apprentice. 394 executions and forty-five years later, he retired to focus his attentions on running the large medical practice that he had always viewed as his true vocation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.

Meet Frantz Schmidt: executioner, torturer and, most unusually for his times, diarist.

Following in his father’s footsteps, Frantz entered the executioner’s trade as an Apprentice. 394 executions and forty-five years later, he retired to focus his attentions on running the large medical practice that he had always viewed as his true vocation.

Through examination of Frantz’s exceptional and often overlooked record, Joel F. Harrington delves deep into a world of human cruelty, tragedy and injustice. At the same time, he poses a fascinating question: could a man who routinely practiced such cruelty also be insightful, compassionate – even ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099572664
SKU
V9780099572664
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99-99

About Joel F. Harrington
Following a distinguished academic career teaching and studying the history of Europe, Joel Harrington is currently Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. He specializes in the Reformation and early modern Germany, with a particular interest in social history. Among his previous publications are A Cloud of Witnesses, Reordering Marriage and Society in Reformation Germany and The Unwanted Child, for which ... Read more

Reviews for The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death in the Sixteenth Century
A surprisingly moving story of brutality and redemption
Dan Jones
Telegraph
Opens a window on a gruesome world
Daily Express
This is a marvelous book about a fascinating subject… It is a virtuoso performance… A brilliant microhistory, a triumph of technique and a wonderful read
Peter Marshall
Literary Review
Who can imagine ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death in the Sixteenth Century


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