The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century
Based on the journal of Meister Frantz Schmidt, a Renaissance-era executioner, Joel F. Harrington's "The Faithful Executioner" explores the life and moral struggles of Schmidt as he reconciles his role in executing justice with his personal faith, while providing a panoramic view of 16th-century European society.
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