Joel F. Harrington

The Faithful Executioner

By Joel F. Harrington - Published 2013

Genres:

Nonfiction

In the latter half of the 16th Century and the first years of the 17th, Meister Frantz Schmidt was the official executioner for ...Read Review

The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century

By Joel F. Harrington - Published 2013

Genres:

Nonfiction

Meister Frantz Schmidt of Nuremberg, Germany, spent 45 years as a professional executioner during the height of public executions from 1573 to 1618. Based upon his ...Read Review