Innocent Rouge - Vol. 8 Ch. 52 - The Birth of the Guillotine (2)

[MangaDex]

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

Not sure if its historically accurate but I find the king giving out advice on the blade design was a nice touch.

 

[malu]

Like you said, it was a nice touch, of course it was, it was meant to be.

It's because this anecdote is from the book "Mémoires de Sanson, pour servir à l'histoire de la Révolution française" written by various novelist ( the main author is Louis-François L'Héritier in case eveyone was wondering, i doubt you'll find a lot a of stuff about him even in french, but Honoré de Balzac, a really pretty famour french author also worked on it, ) and i dare to assume that the mangaka used this as reference for the story.

"Memoire'' sound like an autobiography, but it's not, because the book was published in 1830 and Charles-Henri Sanson will die way earlier ( don't be shocked, it's not like he was supposed to be in his fifties went Louis XVI was executed) , and like i said, i wasn't written by a Sanson familly member but by Novelists.

And Novelist loves to write about emotionally charged stories just like we like to read them.

 

[Thelele]

@malu @77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx I was just reading through the actual memoirs of Henri Sanson (this is distinct from the "apocryphal memoirs") and apparently it really did happen:

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

@Thelele
Nice find. Thanks

 

[Insomnia]

So, I know Gabriel falling in the last couple of pages is supposed to show his death though I'm surprised Charles didn't show any emotion toward his son dying right before him. I understand if it's not shown in the manga because it's not important though I am wondering if he was sad his son died.

 

[dokuganryu]

I love Louis and Charles together, such a peaceful and beautiful view.