TV The Executioners - Season 1 Episode 2 : Dynasties of Death The Executioners - Season 1 Episode 2 : Dynasties of Death 8/10 by 1 users The story of the French ‘bourreau’ is perhaps the most remarkable in the history of judicial executions. Nowhere were executioners more shunned than in France. Since they were carrying out the King’s work, by divine right, they were seen as mystical figures. Holy but unclean. It was nigh impossible for them to carry out any other trade. They were often forced to live outside town and city walls. Tradesmen refused to serve them. The only prospect of marriage was to marry into another executioner’s family. There were hundreds of them, forming a vast caste of death dealers. They lived together, loved together and killed together. Details Casts Posters Images Title The Executioners - Season 1 Episode 2 : Dynasties of Death Alternative Titles First Air Date 2008-09-17 Last Air Date 2008-09-30 Number of Episodes 3 Number of Seasons 1 Genres Documentary, Crime, Networks Crime + Investigation, Casts Jonathan Kydd Plot Keywords , Narrator Jonathan Kydd Episodes List The Executioners Season 1 :Episode 1 Hangman Hangman 2008-09-17 They were cobblers, salesmen, barbers and landlords. Working men. Yet they were anything but ordinary. They were the State’s part-time killers;... The Executioners Season 1 :Episode 2 Dynasties of Death Dynasties of Death 2008-09-29 They were cobblers, salesmen, barbers and landlords. Working men. Yet they were anything but ordinary. They were the State’s part-time killers;... The Executioners Season 1 :Episode 3 States of Death States of Death 2008-09-30 They were cobblers, salesmen, barbers and landlords. Working men. Yet they were anything but ordinary. They were the State’s part-time killers;...