Encyclopedia - 1536: Encyclopedia - 1536
1536 - Events. February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. February 25 - Jacob Hutter burned at the stake f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia - Decapitation
Decapitation, or beheading, is the removal of a living organism's head. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1554: Encyclopedia - 1554
1554 - Events. January 5 - Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands. February - Thomas Wyatt surrenders to government forces in London. Fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapitation - Decapitation Throughout History
Decapitation has been used as a form of capital punishment for millennia. The terms capital offence, capital crime, and capital punishmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapitation - Decapitation Throughout History
Decapitation has been used as a form of capital punishment for millennia. The terms capital offence, capital crime, and capital punishmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frances Brandon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frances Brandon - Early Life And First Marriage
Frances spend her childhood in the care of her mother. She was also close to her aunt-by-marriage Catherine of Aragon, first queen consor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frances Brandon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frances Brandon - Scheming For Her Daughter
Frances was active at the court of Henry VIII and was on friendly terms with his sixth wife Catherine Parr. She secured a position in Cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frances Brandon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frances Brandon - Mother To A Queen Regnant
The marriage occurred on May 15, 1553. Northumberland had a greater scheme in mind. Edward VI was dying and was considering the matter of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frances Brandon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frances Brandon - Life At Court
Mary I however again favored her cousin Frances with her pardon. She was apparently unwilling to execute her childhood friend. Frances an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapitation - Decapitation In The Modern World
The use of decapitation has been discontinued in many parts of the world in part because of suspicion that the severed head may in certai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapitation - Decapitation In The Modern World
The use of decapitation has been discontinued in many parts of the world in part because of suspicion that the severed head may in certai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapitation - Some Famous Persons Who Have Been Beheaded
Decapitation - Biblical. Goliath John the Baptist in the Gospels Holofernes in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith Apostle James, trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapitation - Some Famous Persons Who Have Been Beheaded
Decapitation - Biblical. Goliath John the Baptist in the Gospels Holofernes in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith Apostle James, trad...   » Read the article