Little bit of trivia: Depending on how the noose is placed, hanging can be a swift or long form of execution. If it stretches out from behind your head, your own weight will strangle you for anywhere between 15 minutes to an hour. If the rope is attached to the side of the neck, the force of the fall will snap your neck.
The latter was used for nobles (though beheading was considered more noble than hanging) or when there were a lot of executions to go through, while the first one was used for commoners and was seen as a form of amusement for the masses. Paris actually had an execution itinerary posted on billboards etc.