The Norman fortress features a monument to a famous queen and witnessed the first long-drop hanging.

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These facts prove how interesting, amusing, and even scary were medieval times.

The stories surrounding Lavinia Fisher are the stuff of legend in Charleston, and the jail is ground zero for all of it.

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I miss problems. Not because problems are enjoyable. They aren’t. But problems used to have the decency to remain problems. A pothole was a pothole. A delayed flight was a ...

They say all roads lead to Rome, but once you’ve arrived, the real question is: which cobblestone street do you follow first?

Most people are aware that medieval punishment could be brutal. However, when it came to medieval trials to prove guilt ...

From lethal injection to nitrogen gas, here’s a look at the execution methods allowed under Alabama law.

Alabama’s first scheduled execution of 2026 was halted on June 11. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed a lower court ruling to stand, blocking the state from using nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate ...