Public executions, such as burning at the stake, served as grim spectacles that demonstrated the consequences of defying the ...

But in Salem, not one of the accused that eventually faced execution was burned at the stake. Instead, 19 of them were hanged. In accordance with English law, 19 of the victims of the Salem Witch ...

Wednesday’s execution in Arizona appears to be another ... usually tied to chair or a stake, aim at the chest and fire. The head is a tougher target. The offender typically dies of hemorrhage ...

Here are some of the main issues at stake. Why is the Supreme Court hearing ... the lethal three-drug cocktail used in most U.S. executions. Lawyers for two defendants sentenced to death argue ...

In retellings of historical witch hunts, it's often claimed that the people convicted of witchcraft – mostly women – were burned at the stake. But social media users claim accused witches ...

Although many know about the religious visions she began to experience as a young woman, her courageous deeds in battle, and her execution at the stake, fewer know that one of the most damaging ...