Europe in the 17th century was also in the grip of what ... “Maybe because of some misfortune or the death of somebody else, they decided to open the grave,” Poliński suggested.

Scholars expressed amazement at the discovery of three letters written in the hand of Julia Otaa, a Korean woman who rose to high rank in 17th century Japan only to earn the moniker of ...

All punishments gave retribution as criminals were made to suffer pain, humiliation and often death for their crimes ... most of the period before the 19th century. Serious crimes in Tudor ...

For the 17th century slave in Virginia ... knowing any punishment he inflicted, including death, would not result in even the slightest reprimand.

The central hall of Raffaele Fabrizio’s 17th-century palazzo in Valmorea, Italy, a village near Lake Como, features trompe l’oeil windows and a vaulted ceiling with faux coffered panels.