Origin of the saying “off with their heads”
I know the saying was popularized from the movie Alice in Wonderland. Did the expression “off with their heads” have it’s origin in England or France?
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Cici
April 10, 2012, 9:54am
i thought it was king henry 8th
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Jordan (unregistered)
December 2, 2007, 6:26am
Tom that is awesome =D
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Jordan (unregistered)
December 2, 2007, 6:25am
Tom that is awesome =D
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tom
December 1, 2007, 10:01pm
If it's Shakespeare that said it, someone must have said it before him.
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Ruricolist (unregistered)
November 20, 2007, 2:49pm
The phrase "off with his head" originates with Shakespeare.
See http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/263700.html.
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