What method was used to execute Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
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The guillotine, a device with a weighted blade that severed the head from the body, was the method used to execute Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution. This method was chosen due to its perceived speed and efficiency in carrying out capital punishment, which was consistent with the revolutionary ideals of the time.
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