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The Most Terrifying Medieval Executions!The Most Terrifying Medieval Executions!
29 Oct.
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....
The Image of the Executioner in the Middle AgesThe Image of the Executioner in the Middle Ages
13 Aug.
Executioners would receive a percentage for the person killed....
The Most Controversial Executions in the USThe Most Controversial Executions in the US
25 Mar.
Here 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...
Execution by Lingchi - the Most Agonizing Death Penalty of all TimeExecution by Lingchi - the Most Agonizing Death Penalty of all Time
26 May
After 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....
The Incredible Story of Mata HariThe Incredible Story of Mata Hari
05 Feb.
Even in her final moments, the great spy made some of her executioners powerless before her beauty and impelled them to spare her....
The Most Brutal Types of Torture Ever CreatedThe Most Brutal Types of Torture Ever Created
03 Aug.
The 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....
Sinister Female GhostsSinister Female Ghosts
10 June
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Within just a few years, she ordered 400 people to be burned alive and she was always present at the executions....
The Inquisition - Facts, Myths and TruthsThe Inquisition - Facts, Myths and Truths
30 Nov.
Other officials in the Inquisition filled the roles of doctor, executioner and prosecutor and were highly respected....
The Extraordinary Story of the Dwarf Jews who Survived the HolocaustThe Extraordinary Story of the Dwarf Jews who Survived the Holocaust
16 June
All executions in Auschwitz were halted. The Russians freed all Jews they encountered, the Ovitz family included. They began their journey toward home in Romania on foot but they were all together, as usual....
The Salem Witch TrialsThe Salem Witch Trials
05 Aug.
The executions were permitted through hangings which began in June with the death of Bridget Bishop and continued through to September....
The History of Octavian AugustusThe History of Octavian Augustus
30 Nov.
They drew up a list of their political enemies and the subsequent executions included 300 senators (one of whom was Antony's enemy Cicero) and 2, 000 members of the senatorial class, equites or knights....

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