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'''Decapitation''', or '''beheading''', was the act of removing an individual's [[head]]. It was a common method of public [[execution]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') which [[the Doctor]] himself had been threatened with, on occasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'', ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') [[Nardole]], whose [[head]] had been temporarily removed, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') noted that decapitation was "not so nice." ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Confusion of Angels (comic story)|A Confusion of Angels]]'')
'''Decapitation''' was the act of removing an individual's [[head]].
 
   
 
Members of the [[Order of the Headless]] were decapitated in their initiation. Their heads remained mobile, even after rotting into [[skull]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')
[[Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen]] killed Mr. [[Cleaver]] by decapitating him. While [[Margaret Blaine|disguised]] as a [[human]], she claimed that he slipped on "a very icy patch". ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'')
 
   
[[Time Lord]]s could still [[regenerate]] after being decapitated. [[Cavisadoratrelundar]] was decapitated and only killed after being stabbed in ''both'' her [[heart]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]'')
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[[Time Lord]]s could still [[regenerate]] after being decapitated. [[Cavisadoratrelundar]] was decapitated and only killed after being stabbed in ''both'' her [[heart]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]], however, believed himself to incapable of this feat. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Scapegoat (audio story)|The Scapegoat]]'')
   
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In [[1492]], [[Federico|one of the factions]] angling to succeed to the duchy of [[San Martino]] sanctioned the [[beheading]] of the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'')
A [[Suicide bomber (The New World)|suicide bomber]] that was still living (due to [[Miracle Day]]) even after blowing himself up was still conscious even after his head was detached. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World]]'')
 
   
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In [[1599]], following a performance of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Love's Labour's Won]]'', [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth I]] called for the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s head, but the Doctor escaped in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')
Members of the [[Order of the Headless]] were decapitated in their initiation. Their heads remained mobile, even after rotting into skulls. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'')
 
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After the [[Roundhead]]s emerged victorious from the [[English Civil War]], they beheaded [[Charles I|King Charles I]] in [[1649]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'')
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In [[1747]], the final beheading at [[Tower Hill]] in [[London]] took place. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'')
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The [[2005 Nestene invasion of Earth|Auton invasion]] of [[2005]] involved the [[Auton]]s decapitating people, such as [[Valentina Henrik]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]'')
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In [[2006]], [[Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen]] killed Mr [[Cleaver (Boom Town)|Cleaver]] by decapitating him. While [[Margaret Blaine|disguised]] as a [[human]], she claimed that he slipped on "a very icy patch". ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'')
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In [[2011]], a [[Suicide bomber (The New World)|suicide bomber]] that was still living (due to [[Miracle Day]]) even after blowing himself up was still conscious even after his head was detached. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'')
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[[Detective Inspector]] [[Margaret Ag-Kris Therur-Ford Jingatheen]] used her [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]] [[claw]] to decapitate a [[stone]] [[Weeping Angel]] in return for it [[kill]]ing two of her [[Judoon]] [[constable]]s, claiming it as a [[death sentence]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Confusion of Angels (comic story)|A Confusion of Angels]]'')
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Revision as of 06:58, 13 June 2019

Decapitation

Decapitation, or beheading, was the act of removing an individual's head. It was a common method of public execution, (PROSE: The Roundheads) which the Doctor himself had been threatened with, on occasion. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora, The Shakespeare Code) Nardole, whose head had been temporarily removed, (TV: The Husbands of River Song) noted that decapitation was "not so nice." (COMIC: A Confusion of Angels)

Members of the Order of the Headless were decapitated in their initiation. Their heads remained mobile, even after rotting into skulls. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War, TV: The Wedding of River Song)

Time Lords could still regenerate after being decapitated. Cavisadoratrelundar was decapitated and only killed after being stabbed in both her hearts. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon) The Eighth Doctor, however, believed himself to incapable of this feat. (AUDIO: The Scapegoat)

In 1492, one of the factions angling to succeed to the duchy of San Martino sanctioned the beheading of the Fourth Doctor. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora)

In 1599, following a performance of William Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Won, Queen Elizabeth I called for the Tenth Doctor's head, but the Doctor escaped in his TARDIS. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)

After the Roundheads emerged victorious from the English Civil War, they beheaded King Charles I in 1649. (PROSE: The Roundheads)

In 1747, the final beheading at Tower Hill in London took place. (PROSE: The Dying Days)

The Auton invasion of 2005 involved the Autons decapitating people, such as Valentina Henrik. (PROSE: Rose)

In 2006, Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen killed Mr Cleaver by decapitating him. While disguised as a human, she claimed that he slipped on "a very icy patch". (TV: Boom Town)

In 2011, a suicide bomber that was still living (due to Miracle Day) even after blowing himself up was still conscious even after his head was detached. (TV: The New World)

Detective Inspector Margaret Ag-Kris Therur-Ford Jingatheen used her Raxacoricofallapatorian claw to decapitate a stone Weeping Angel in return for it killing two of her Judoon constables, claiming it as a death sentence. (COMIC: A Confusion of Angels)