Until quite recently, the 1790s, death sentences were multiple, such that the condemned were often killed in many different ways, not to mention that they were frequently executed for even trivial offences.
Jusque vers les années 1790, les peines de mort pouvaient être multiples, de sorte que les condamnés étaient fréquemment exécutés de différentes façons, pour des infractions souvent insignifiantes.