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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.

Dr Joseph Ignace Guillotin will forever be credited with the guillotine, poor man, but it could have been named after the much earlier Scottish Maiden or Halifax Gibbet.

Associated with the French Revolution, the guillotine was predated by earlier devices invented for the same grisly purpose.

Ignoring the use of lethal injection as a means of euthanasia or assisted suicide, lethal injection is the most common method of execution in use in America today.

There are many major news stories that the general public can easily forget about after their time in the headlines as run its course. Vince Li is not one of them.

The earliest use of the guillotine as a method of execution took place in England, not France. The use of the Gibbet pre-dates the French guillotine by several centuries.

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

Capital punishment is no longer on the British statute books. Historically the British judiciary had a bloody choice when it came to methods of execution.

Over 250 health and beauty treatments are offered to guests holidaying at the luxurious 5-star Fortina Spa Resort on the waterfront at Sliema in Malta

Madame Guillotine is synonymous with the French Revolution, but this instrument of execution can trace its origins much earlier than that

After the 1792 September Massacres, a newly formed Committee of Public Safety instituted a Reign of Terror designed to eliminate opposition to the new order.

Much of his story has become legendary in a Russia searching for heroes in a war with few of them.

Catherine Howard was the fifth of King Henry VIII's wives, and perhaps the most inconsequential of the six, leaving no lasting mark on the country or history.

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.

Crime has had a freakishly insane twist. A series of strange incidents have been reported in the news at one time. One could only wonder what the cause may be?

The king responsible for separating the English state from the Roman Catholic Church is shrouded in mystery. This article will debunk many popular - but wrong - legends.

English palace some consider the most haunted building in the UK. Six ghosts are contemporaries of Henry, House of Tudor. One ghost, identity unknown, recorded on film.

The Guillotine was introduced in France at the time of the Revolution in response to the need for a swifter and humane method of execution.

St. Valentine is a very popular saint in today's commercial world. But who was he? What is fact and what is legend about this shadowy figure of the early church?

Learn about St. Valentine and a brief history of Valentine's Day.

Recent historical films such as The Other Boleyn Girl may strive to entertain more than illuminate the impact of historical fiction.

Parentheses are the oft-ignored offspring of punctuation. But their use as a literary device in your writing could prove indispensable. It has for many great authors.

While Argentina is largely Roman Catholic, Argentineans worship folk saints as well. Gaucho Antonio Gil, the Robin Hood of Argentina, is mostly revered at roadshrines.

In times of global warming we look to Saint Florian Patron Saint of Flood, Saint Solange Patron Saint of drought and Saint Emygdius Patron Saint of earthquakes.

The Jordanian village of Mkawer, 25 miles southwest of Madaba, is home to the ruins of Machaerus, the Black Fortress, the place of execution of John the Baptist.

Showtime's The Tudors is a lavishly filmed historic drama of the story of English monarch King Henry VIII who changed religion and married six wives during his reign.

Thomas More and description of his book Utopia, his ideal political and social organization.

Many bands draw on the mystic and ancient histories of civilizations past, whose pastimes, beliefs and philosophies seem alien to a modern culture.

The ruler who brought England into its Golden Age, Queen Elizabeth I returned her country to the Protestant religion and set out to globally expand the nation's borders.

This first article in a series on the life and times of England's infamous King Henry VIII explores key events in Henry's family and early history.

The symbols for these female saints tell stories of how they led exemplary lives or, for those who suffered martyrdom, tell the instrument of their death.

With the creation of Great Britain, the Honours of Scotland lost their primary purpose, but remained an important symbol.

Meant to elucidate the history of women's stagnant lives, Boland's poem unintentionally denigrates those lives through historical revisionism.

In the days since the arrest of two men allegedly plotting to assassinate Barack Obama, more information on their associations has come to light.

Saad Khalid, a member of the notorious "Toronto 18" group has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. After admitting his guilt, Khalid gets credit for time served.

If you're worried about your eyesight, or are just having trouble with your contact lenses, call on the virgin saint Lucy, the patroness of eyesight.

This is low-budget SciFi Channel-produced movie takes the Legend of Sleepy Hollow premise and moves it into the present day.

In Western Australia, neo-colonial community attitudes are revealed in the decapitation and emasculation of an Aboriginal warrior's memorial by vandals and lobby groups.

Vasco Núñez de Balboa had the privilege of being the first European to view the Pacific Ocean from the east after crossing the Isthmus of Panama.

The French Revolution of 1789-99 stirred the passions of English people hoping for a chance to wrest power from privileged elites.

An informative look at the life and times of England's most lustful and illustrious monarch.

There is always something to celebrate! These are the major political, historical, religious and plain fun holidays and festivals around the world for August 2006.

Evanovich changes the characterization of her series heroine, Stephanie Plum, by presenting her as a highly competent detective rather than as a delightful ditz.

Robin Hood is a scarecrow. A cobbled together mismatched fabric of myth, man and ancient tradition that has produced folklore's most human and enduring character.

St Barbara is one of the most well known of the class of military saints of the Early Christian Church. She is venerated by artillerymen all over the world.

Allocating credit to the correct person responsible for an invention is often not straightforward. Find out how some famous inventions are as much myth as fact.

In honor of St. Paul, Pope Benedict has declared that this year the Catholic Church will study and reflect on the works of this great saint in a special way.

U.S. holidays and observances in September 2009 include Labor Day, the Jewish high holidays, the Muslim celebration Eid ul-Fitr, and the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

A Viking raid caused terror in medieval communities. The sea-faring warriors used a range of terrifying weapons and fear was an essential part of their arsenal.

St George is the patron saint of England, but little is known about this 4th Century martyr. Who was he, and why is he still remembered today?