Certain Beheadings were looked forward to with more fervor and anticipation than others. For example, the guillotining of Lady Uxley, inventor of the coffee filter, did not occasion an overly popular event.
HOWEVER, the beheading of her dear cousin, Lady Blackapple drew record crowds.
Top, unaltered photo courtesy of The Detroit Institute of Arts, Portrait of a Lady, by the Dutch painter Nicolaes Pickenoy.