Ep 165 - The Sanson Family of Executioners

Ep 165 is loose! And this week we're taking a look at the folks who dispenses justice for the powers that be.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?The secret ingredient is...a severed head!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 Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscab Sources this week include:The Faithful Executioner, Joel F Harringtonhttps://www.geriwalton.com/french-executioner-charles-henri-sanson/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG140867https://www.weirdhistorian.com/the-unfortunate-career-of-charles-henri-sanson-executioner-of-france/https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/04/06/the-bloody-family-history-of-the-guillotine/https://headstuff.org/culture/history/charles-henri-sanson-royal-executioner/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert-Fran%C3%A7ois_Damiens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.