In the 11th century, the pillory and the gallows rising near the castle.

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In the 11th century, the pillory and the gallows rising near the castle as sinister emblems of the right to pronounce death penalties some lords had. - Histoire Populaire de la France, Tome Premier, Ch. Lahure's Publication, circa 1860

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