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The Maiden (also known as the Scottish Maiden) is an early form of guillotine, or gibbet, that was used between the 16th and 18th centuries as a means of execution in Edinburgh, Scotland. The device was introduced in 1564 during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. The Maiden is displayed at the National Museum of Scotland. ==History== Beheading machines were not a new idea: a European example is shown in a 1539 illustration by Lucas Cranach the Elder.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 website=National Museums Scotland )〕 By 1563 the sword used for executions in Edinburgh was worn out, and in February of that year funds were used to pay for the loan of a sword for a beheading. After this, the Maiden was constructed to an order from the Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh in 1564,〔Maxwell, H ''(Edinburgh, A Historical Study )'', Williams and Norgate (1916), pp. 137, 299–303 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maiden (beheading)」の詳細全文を読む
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