Articles related to "Beheaded"



The Beheading of Balboa
Balboa was just about to embark on a new expedition to Peru, when he was arrested and charged with treason, after which he was inconvenienced by the removal of his head.
• conquistador • quilty of treason • beheading of balboa • martín fernández de enciso • gulf of uraba

The Nine Day Queen - Part Two
The second part of a two-part article on Lady Jane Grey. Discover in this part how Northumberland plotted to retain his power at court, at the expense of Lady Jane Grey!
• bradgate • leicestershire • northumberland • lady jane grey • beheaded

In Memoriam. King Charles I. Beheaded 30 January, 1649
Stuart Buchanan MacWatt remembers the anniversary of the execution of King Charles I and looks at the architectural glory of London's Banqueting House in Whitehall where the deed was done.
• charles • stuart • james • "henrietta maria" • westminster

The Nine Day Queen - Part One
Part one of a two part article on the life of Lady Jane Grey. Jane ruled England for just nine days, before being tried for treason. Find out why!!
• lady • jane • grey • leicester • bradgate

Evgeniy Rodionov Soldier Martyr
Much of his story has become legendary in a Russia searching for heroes in a war with few of them.
• evgeniy rodionov • yevgeny rodionov • border of chechnya • boy saint • soldier saint

Dynamics of Mary & Elizabeth
While the tragic story of Elizabeth I condemning the beloved Scottish Queen tugs at our heartstrings; the emotionally broken Queen of England could not have shown mercy.
• mary • queen of scots • mary of scotland • france • history

The Saddest Spot on Earth
Murders, imprisonments, beheadings - there was no shortage of horrors committed in England's Tower of London, and there is no shortage of myths, either. See for yourself what lengths some people would go to for power and wealth.
• henry iii • richard iii • king edward iv • sir thomas more • tower of london

Horrible Harpes: Murder on the Wilderness Road
Micajah and Wiley Harpe are credited with more than 35 brutal murders and dozens of thefts in Tennessee and Kentucky during their short-lived reign of terror in the 1790s
• harpe brothers were murderers • harpe brothers killed wilderness road travelers • micajah and wiley harpe terrorized tennessee and k • harpe brothers shared three women • harpe brothers murdered stephen langford


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