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A Day as the Headsman 1593 — The Diary They Found 400 Years Later | 4K Documentary
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52:02Now PlayingJuly 2nd, 1593: Frantz Schmidt, headsman of Nuremberg, prepares for another day enforcing the city's justice — one of over 700 cases recorded in his own surviving journal. Born into a profession he never chose, Frantz faces a lifetime of social exclusion, while secretly earning respect as a skilled healer. Through his diary, historians uncover the daily reality of law, punishment, and honor in the Holy Roman Empire. This is the true story of one man's 45-year journey to restore his family's name. A Day as the Headsman, 1593.
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