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Anne of Cleves: Henry VIIIâs most successful queen Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's most successful queen. For centuries, Anne of Cleves has been cast as a hapless figure who so repelled Henry VIII that he was unable to consummate their marriage. Yet in truth she was a popular, pragmatic woman who fought back from a very public humiliation to become Henry’s most successful queen, says Tracy Borman….
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Rosenbergs executed This Day in History: 06/19/1953 - Rosenbergs executed. In This Day in History video clip: On this day in 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York. Both refused to admit any wrongdoing and proclaimed their innocence right up to the time of their deaths, by the electric chair.
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- World War I. Mata Hari is executed. On this day in 1917, the exotic dancer Mata Hari is executed by a French firing squad at Vincennes, outside of Paris, for the crime of espionage.n this day in 2007, the comedian and actor Drew Carey takes over hosting duties on The Price is Right, the longest-running daytime game show in television history.
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- Wrongful execution is a miscarriage of justice occurring when an innocent person is put to death by capital punishment, the death penalty.. number of people are claimed to have been innocent victims of the death penalty. Newly available DNA evidence has allowed the exoneration and release of more than 17 death row inmates since 1992 in the United States, but DNA evidence is available in only a fraction of capital cases.
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- The accession of the young king and queen on the death of Louis XV (May 10, 1774), was hailed with great popular enthusiasm. But her first steps brought Marie Antoinette into open hostility with the anti-Austrian party.
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- The last person to be beheaded in the Tower of London was Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat who met his death on 9 April 1747 following the Scottish Jacobite rebellion of 1745. However despite the two Jacobite rebellions in 1715 and 1745 the 18th century was a peaceful period.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Execution of the Rosenbergs. Enemies of Democracy. Saturday 20 June 1953 11.01 EDT First published on Saturday 20 June 1953 11.01 EDT. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed early this morning at Sing Sing Prison for conspiring to pass atomic secrets to Russia in World War II.
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King Louis XVI executed In November, evidence of Louis XVI’s counterrevolutionary intrigues with Austria and other foreign nations was discovered, and he was put on trial for treason by the National Convention. The next January, Louis was convicted and condemned to death by a narrow majority.
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Execution by firing squad Jose Rizal was executed by firing squad on the morning of 30 December 1896, in what is now Luneta Park, where his remains have since been placed. During the Marcos administration, drug trafficking was punishable by firing-squad execution, as was done to Lim Seng.
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- The Duke of Norfolk also took advantage of the debacle of the Anne of Cleves marriage as a chance to discredit his enemy, Thomas Cromwell. In fact, Cromwell was executed shortly after the marriage was nullified. Sixteen days after he was free of Anne, Henry took his fifth wife, Kathryn Howard, on July 28, 1540. Henry was 49 and his bride was no older than 19. For all that can be said against this match, Kathryn did manage to lift the King's spirits. Henry had gained a lot of weight and was dealing with the ulcerated leg that was to pain him until his death. The vivacious young girl brought back some of Henry's zest for life. The King lavished gifts on his young wife and called her his 'rose without a thorn' and the 'very jewel of womanhood'.
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The Big Question: Does Marie Antoinette deserve her infamous reputation? The king was tried and executed in January 1793. Marie Antoinette's eight-year-old son, Louis, was taken from her and brainwashed until he accused her of sexually abusing him. He died of illness and neglect. The exhibition contains a lock of his hair; it also contains a transcript of his mother's trial, where she was accused of incest.
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Louis XVI Biography Louis XVI became the heir to the throne and the last Bourbon king of France upon his father's death in 1765. In 1770, he married Austrian archduchess Marie-Antoinette, the daughter of Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I.After a slew of governing missteps, Louis XVI brought the French Revolution crashing down upon himself, and in 1793 he was executed. His wife, Marie-Antoinette, was executed nine months later.hat November, proof of Louis XVI's secret dealings and counter-revolutionary intrigues was discovered, and he and his family were charged with treason. Louis was soon found guilty by the National Assembly and condemned to death. On January 21, 1793, Louis XVI was guillotined in the Palace de la Revolution.
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Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip to be executed after final appeal fails Execution set: Richard Glossip lost his final appeal. A man on death row for 17 years is to be executed by lethal injection after his final appeal failed . Richard Glossip, 52, says he didn’t murder motel boss Barry Van Treese in 1997. Sir Richard Branson and actress Susan Sarandon have called for him to be freed. Glossip will be killed in McAlester, Oklahoma.
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8 Things You May Not Know About the Guillotine Coroner's Report: Guillotine. The guillotine, the notorious killing machine of the French Revolution, was used to behead thousands, including King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Why was it a humane form of execution for its time, and did victims' brains continue functioning after decapitation?
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Act Respecting the Oath to the Succession Refusal to take the oath led to the arrests of Sir Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher for treason in 1534. They refused to take the oath because it included the abjuration of the pope and claimed the marriage between King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon was annulled and it went against their Roman Catholic beliefs.he Act required all those asked to take the oath to recognise Anne Boleyn as King Henry VIII 's lawful wife and their children legitimate heirs to the throne. Anyone refusing to take the oath was guilty of treason. The Oath of Succession itself went further than the original Act in several ways.
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Execution of Saddam Hussein Execution of Saddam Hussein. The execution of Saddam Hussein took place on Saturday, 30 December, 2006. Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for the murder of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites in the town of Dujail in 1982, in retaliation for an assassination attempt against him.
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Marie Antoinette Marie Anoinette was important to the French Revolution because she and her husband, King Louis XVI lived lavishly in spite of the suffering bourgeoisie peasant class. She was …beheaded on the guillotine which became historically symbolic of overthrowing monarch oppression.
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- The Execution of Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Sudeley and Lord High Admiral. Posted By Claire on March 20, 2011. On this day in history, the 20th March 1549, Thomas Seymour, Baron Sudeley, was executed for treason after his nephew, King Edward VI, signed the death warrant that Protector Somerset, Seymour’s brother, could not bring himself to sign.
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- In 1792, the newly elected National Convention declared France a republic and brought Louis to trial for crimes against the people. Procession to eternity. On January 20, 1793, the National Convention condemned Louis XVI to death, his execution scheduled for the next day. Louis spent that evening saying goodbye to his wife and children. The following day dawned cold and wet. Louis arose at five.
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The Guillotine An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people were executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Although many were true criminals and threats to the Committee of Public Safety, many of these people were killed merely for not being supportive enough of the revolution.
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- Louis XVI, condemned after a trial before the elected representatives of the French Nation, was going to his execution. A guillotine now stood next to the vandalised pedestal in what was now called the Place de la Revolution.
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Queen Anne's Revenge Queen Anne's Revenge was a frigate, most famously used as a flagship by the pirate Blackbeard (Edward Teach). She had been launched by the Royal Navy in 1710, and captured by France in 1711. She was used as a slave ship by the French, and was captured by pirates in 1717.
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- The Reign of Terror. Marie Antoinette execution on October 16th 1793. In September 1793, the Reign of Terror spread all over the country. This was a cruel period when France was killing its people by hundreds in a frightening movement of rage and decadence.
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- Anne did not remarry, and remained in England until her death on 18th July 1557.. Anne of Cleaves. was born 22 September 1515-16 July 1557. She was a German noblewoman and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and as such she was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540.
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List of people executed for witchcraft This is a list of people executed for witchcraft, many of whom were executed during organised witch-hunts, particularly from the 15th–18th centuries. Large numbers of people were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe between 1560 and 1630.Until around 1420, witchcraft-related prosecutions in Europe centred on maleficium, the concept of using supernatural powers specifically to harm others.arge numbers of people were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe between 1560 and 1630. Until around 1420, witchcraft-related prosecutions in Europe centred on maleficium, the concept of using supernatural powers specifically to harm others.
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Columbo star Peter Falk leaves bulk of multi million dollar estate to his devoted wife Shera Falk won four Emmys for his portrayal of the policeman. His last appearance as Columbo was as recently as 2003. Actor-director John Cassavetes referred to Falk as the man ‘everybody falls in love with’.