Madame du Barry rose from obscurity to become the most powerful woman at the French court. 💎 As Louis XV’s last mistress, she lived in luxury, envy, and constant scrutiny at Versailles. 👑 When revolution came, her wealth and past made her a target she couldn’t escape. ⚔️ From silk and diamonds to the guillotine, a life undone by history. 🔥 | History Roadshow

The guillotine was introduced during the height of the French Revolution, an era demanding equality and justice. This machine was considered a humane form of capital punishment compared to the existing methods. Its design, attributed to Dr. Joseph Guillotin and Tobias Schmidt, was intended to make execution quick and painless. The first person to experience its blade was a highwayman named Nicolas Jacques Pelletier in Paris. The crowd that gathered was expecting a spectacle but was left in silen