The+History+of+Beheading+and+Decapitation

Dating back all the way to the 15th century and with even earlier times before that decapitation has been around. Decapitation was once a very widespread execution method being preformed in almost every continent on this Earth. Mostly because beheading, like hanging, was a cheap and practical method of execution. Especially since either a sword or axe was always up and ready to go. Some of the most important historical events of beheading would consist of the well-known stories about King Henry VIII, but more infamously the plaza they were preformed in... The Tower of London. Believe it or not, beheading was considered the least brutal form of execution and were accorded to state prisoners or people of a noble birth status. The most common tool being used was the axe. It was very rare for a decapitation to be appointed by a sword, for example Anne Boleyn's execution. But the form of execution all depended on the social status of the person awaiting execution. A person of lower status usually being hung, people of a higher status usually being reserved for decapitation.