Lingchi was reserved for crimes viewed as especially heinous, such as treason. Introduction Lingchi, translated variously as...
History
The survival time after being “wheeled” or “broken” could be extensive. Introduction The breaking wheel or execution wheel, also known...
Immurement was prominent in folklore as a type of capital punishment but also as human sacrifice. Introduction...
Today the term “antiquarian” is often used to refer to an excessively narrow focus on factual historical...
The club’s excavations, despite their inherent limitations, were carefully and properly conducted. The Yorkshire Antiquarian Club was...
Neither antiquarianism’s detractors nor its devotees have told the whole story about what it can entail. In...
In the late 9th century, Prince Oleg of the Rurikid Dynasty of Varangians formed the loose federation...
Putin is Stalin redux, having the self-determination cake while eating it, too. A spectre is haunting Vladimir...
Looking back at a time when Ukrainians battled for control of the capital, but succumbed to a...
Before the Nazis retreated from Kyiv, they were ordered by to conceal their atrocities. Introduction Babi Yar...
Hierarchical society flourished in ancient Egypt largely because of the central cultural principle of ma’at. A Hierarchy...
Because of their ancestry, plebeians were denied access to any political office or the priesthood. Introduction Plebeians were...
The Twelve Articles were a response to the oppression of the peasants by the nobility and the...
The Black Death served to promote medical innovations that laid the foundations of modern medicine. By Joseph...
People had no concept of cholera’s origins or how to treat such a plague. After sweeping through...
Slowly, painstakingly, history would prove the universal benefit of smallpox vaccination. In his haste to leave Upbury...
Crimes were prosecuted by officials whose tasks were not exclusively judicial, but administrative as well. In ancient...
The ordeal ranked along with the oath and witness accounts as the central means by which to...
Pirates both dished out and received a wide range of imaginative punishments. Punishments between Pirates Floggings The...
How did the Nazi party come to power and how did Hitler manage to eliminate his opponents?...
The not-so-sweet history of a horrible collaboration to make a buck. “The onset of the Second World...
“Technically, I was an enemy alien, so I was not allowed to [voluntarily] enlist.” He was drafted...
From 1890 to 1910, Southern states adopted new state constitutions and enacted laws that raised barriers to...
Indians themselves were divided on the debate. Introduction The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, (43 Stat. 253, enacted June 2,...
The landmark law has gotten a different reception at the highest court in the land in the...
As a culture, we are always looking for a quick fix, especially for our health. Since the...
Forman’s casebooks reveal details of his thousands of clients, and his diary provides an invaluable insight into...
Quack medicine was popular in the 19th century for several reasons. Introduction A “quack” is someone who...
Tales concerning Baal date back to the mid-14th and late 13th centuries BCE in written form. Introduction...
Poseidon was a major civic god of several city-states, such as Athens and Corinth. Introduction Poseidon[1] was...