The first few Roman Emperors included some pretty bad guys. The jury is out on…
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Hannibal Lecter is an astonishing character in fiction. He is a mesmerizing contradiction of facets:…
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Weirdest Trend in History? When People Murdered to be Executed (Video)
During the 17th and 18th centuries, a bizarre phenomenon gripped Europe, leading people to commit…
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The conditions at Andersonville, or Camp Sumter, during the Civil War were nothing short of…
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Our modern legal framework can seem at times to be byzantine and unfair. There is…
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Life as an Alcatraz inmate was tough. The cells were tiny, measuring just five by…
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The American Civil War, one of the bloodiest conflicts in US history, unfolded with grim…
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The 18th century in Russia is known as “the era of palace coups,” and it…
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The Spanish island of Cabrera, known for its breathtaking beauty as a national park, holds…
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Marriages in the past were arranged for political purposes when it came to nobility. Love…
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Rudolf Hess was a prominent figure in the Nazi Party and one of Adolf Hitler’s…
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During Josef Stalin’s time as the leader of the Soviet Union, from 1928 -1953, there…
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The end of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century were…
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Lady Betty of Roscommon: An Irish Executioner for Hire
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanFew methods of gainful employment are seen as so morally splattered and distasteful to the…
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Bodmin Jail, infamous as one of the most violent prisons in the United Kingdom, had…