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WHt IS THE REASON guillotines WERE CREATED! WRITE A PARGRAPH ABOUT WHY IT WAS USED!

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guillotine, instrument for inflicting capital punishment by decapitation, introduced into France in 1792. During the French Revolution, the guillotine became the primary symbol of the Reign of Terror and was used to execute thousands of people, including King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette
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