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The Most Terrifying Medieval Executions!During the Middle Ages, torture and executions were used to make examples of people, as well as to get confessions, usually from a woman, that she was a witch....
29 Oct.
The Image of the Executioner in the Middle AgesDuring the medieval period, executioners ranked close to the lowest of classes in society - those of actors and prostitutes....
13 Aug.
The Most Controversial Executions in the USHere are some of the most controversial and debated death sentences with their executions in the US:
Teresa Lewis - 2010
Teresa Lewis was the first woman to receive the lethal injection on the territory of the state...
25 Mar.
Horrendous Medical Experiments Done During the Last CenturyWhenever human curiosity and the thirst for knowledge know no bounds of ethical standards, some medical experiments can turn into the very embodiment of cruelty....
17 Feb.
Execution by Lingchi - the Most Agonizing Death Penalty of all TimeAfter the breast, the executioner began cutting off the hands and finally - the feet. Few actually lived to the point when the executioner got to the feet....
26 May
The Incredible Story of Mata HariEven in her final moments, the great spy made some of her executioners powerless before her beauty and impelled them to spare her....
05 Feb.
The Extraordinary Story of the Dwarf Jews who Survived the HolocaustJosef Mengele, the Angel of Death, who was carrying out medical experiments on the prisoners.
However, upon learning that they were musicians, Mengele assigned them to be his private ensemble....
16 June
Archaeologists Discover Porpoise Buried Like a KingWhile investigating a medieval village that had thrived during the Middle Ages, researchers found a strange grave near the ruins of a church....
05 Jan.
The Most Brutal Types of Torture Ever CreatedThe executions were always public. First, the victim was dragged by horse about 656 ft (200 m), then briefly hung, while making sure that they didn't die....
03 Aug.
The Crazy Inventions our Grandparents Thought were SpectacularIn 1923, Isabella Gilbert tried to answer this very question by creating something that seemed to be a cross between a cosmetic device and a Medieval torture mechanism....
22 Nov.
The Mystery of the Codex Gigas or Devil's BibleThe Codex Gigas is a medieval manuscript written by a monk who had broken his oath....
17 Nov.
Avicenna - the Other Father of MedicineIt also fails to fit into the norms of behavior accepted for the scholars of the medieval Islamic world. Avicenna loves to brag about his achievements and his indifference is boundless....
27 Feb.
Sinister Female GhostsWithin just a few years, she ordered 400 people to be burned alive and she was always present at the executions....
10 June
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Risk of Disease Also Depends on your Month of BirthThe experts looked at the medical records of patients who were examined in the period 1985 - 2013....
25 June
Eight Discoveries Which Can Change your Life!In just this short period of time, scientists have invented medical technologies which at the dawn of the decade still seemed like science fiction....
20 May
The Inquisition - Facts, Myths and TruthsOther officials in the Inquisition filled the roles of doctor, executioner and prosecutor and were highly respected....
30 Nov.
After loss of consciousness girl can speak 120 languagesShe tells of life in the primitive tribe in the medieval Japan, In England during the 17th century and in France during Napoleon....
26 Apr.
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A large ancient city has been discovered in the AmazonIt almost was a reminder of the Medieval Europe and the cities of Ancient Greece....
01 Jan.
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The History of HippocratesIn his youth, in order to free himself from strained family ties and deepen his medical knowledge, he went to Egypt, where healers had reached a high level of specialization in the medical-surgical field....
13 Dec.
A Brazilian Man Rises from the GraveThe 56-year-old Polish man Marek Michalski, who was also a victim of medical rashness, intends to bring a trial against the medical workers that pronounced him dead....
18 Nov.
King of RatsThe critter is a terrible creature borrowed from medieval German legends Based on real facts. There are over sixty documentaries confirmed such findings in rats....
07 Jan.
Superstitions about praying mantisesIn medieval Japan, they were depicted on the handles of Samurai swords. Modern Japanese believe that if a person sees a mantis, it foreshadows his death....
07 Dec.
Secrets of the mirrorThere is a medieval tale of a rich merchant, who, having found out about the infidelity of his wife, killed himself and her in front of a huge mirror....
20 June
People from the Middle Ages Suffered Retardation Due to Lead PoisoningFurther, high levels of mercury were not registered in the villagers, as opposed to the inhabitants of Medieval Denmark and Germany....
03 Dec.
Sleep disorders are from antiquity until todayIn medieval Europe the unfortunate lunatics tried to keep secret there shortcomings because of inquisition which declared them possessed by evil spirits and would send e them to the stake....
05 Mar.