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Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka, l. c. 1837-1890) was a Hunkpapa Sioux holy man, warrior, leader, and symbol of traditional Sioux values and resistance to the United States' expansionist policies. He is among the best-known Native American...
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Dogs & Their Collars in Ancient Mesopotamia
Among the many contributions to world culture credited to Mesopotamia is an object so familiar to people in the modern world that few pause to consider its origin: the dog collar. Throughout the ancient world, from China to Rome, dogs are...
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Witch Trial of George Jacobs
"Trial of George Jacobs, August 5, 1692" by Thomkins H. Matteson (1813–1884 CE). Painted 1855 CE. Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts, USA.
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Justice in the Kievan Rus
A trial in times of Rus' Truth (Russkaya Pravda), watercolour by Ivan Bilibin, 1890s.
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Black Elk & Elk of the Oglala Lakota Sioux
Oglala Lakota Sioux nation citizens Black Elk & Elk in costume as grass dancers while performing with the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show in London, England, 1887.
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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The Most Feared Pirate in the World - Blackbeard
Blackbeard is one of the most famous pirates in history, and today we're going to show you who the mad pillager really was. Blackbeard had a notoriously ruthless reputation, but he was educated and advanced in the tactics of war. Watch our...
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The Trial of Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson (l. 1591-1643 CE) was a religious dissident who was brought to trial by John Winthrop (l. c. 1588-1649 CE) and the other magistrates of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637 CE for spreading "erroneous opinions" regarding religious...
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Trial and Execution of Marie Antoinette
The trial and execution of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), formerly the queen of France, was among the opening events of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution (1789-1799). Accused of a series of crimes that included conspiring with...
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Trial and Execution of Louis XVI
The trial and execution of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) was one of the most impactful events of the French Revolution (1789-99). In December 1792, the former king, now referred to as Citizen Louis Capet, was tried and found guilty...
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Historical Problems in the Trial(s) & Crucifixion in the Gospels
The story of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ is reenacted every year by Christians all over the world in the Easter liturgy. The story has become an essential article of faith and is rarely questioned by New Testament scholars and...