The Children of Men
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The Children of Men is a dystopian novel by English writer P. D. James, published in 1992. Set in England in 2021, it centres on the results of mass infertility. James describes a United Kingdom that
First UK edition
Garrote
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A garrote or garrotte, or garrote vil, is a weapon and a method of capital punishment. It consists of a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire, or fishing line, used to strangle a person.
The Children of Men
…Miriam delivers Julian's baby: a boy, not a girl as Julian had thought. Miriam goes to get more supplies; after she is gone too long, Theo finds her garrotted in a nearby house. Theo returns to Julian and soon she hears a noise: Xan, coming alone though backed by his forces. The cousins speak outside. Xan…
From the torture museum of Freiburg im Breisgau
In this 15th-century depiction of the burning of Albigensians after an auto da fé, the condemned had been garrotted previously. It is one of the first depictions of a garrotte. Pedro Berruguete, Saint Dominic Presiding over an Auto-da-fé.
Execution by garrotte in Spain
Execution by garrotte of a murderer in Barcelona