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Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual...

Red hair, also known as orange hair[citation needed] or ginger hair, is a human hair color found in 2–6% of people of Northern or Northwestern European...

Historical negationism, also called historical denialism, is falsification or distortion of the historical record. This is not the same as historical revisionism...

Abortion-rights movements are movements that advocate for legal access to induced abortion services, including elective abortion. They seek to represent...

A wheel is a rotating component (typically circular in shape) that is intended to turn on an axle bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the...

The encomienda (Spanish pronunciation: [eŋkoˈmjenda] ) was a Spanish labour system that rewarded conquerors with the labour of conquered non-Christian...

The shilling is a historical coin, and the name of a unit of modern currencies formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, other British...

Depictions of Liberty The concept of liberty has frequently been represented by personifications, often loosely shown as a female classical goddess. Examples...

Coolie (also spelled koelie, kuli, khuli, khulie, cooli, cooly, or quli) is a pejorative term used for low-wage labourers, typically those of Indian or...

Geographical exploration, sometimes considered the default meaning for the more general term exploration, refers to the practice of discovering remote...

Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent...

In American English, a pitcher is a container with a spout used for storing and pouring liquids. In English-speaking countries outside North America, a...

North Macedonian passport (Macedonian: Пасош на Северна Македонија, Albanian: Pasaporta e Maqedonisë së Veriut) are issued to citizens of North Macedonia...

Aedesius (Greek: Αἰδέσιος, died 355 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic. He was born into a wealthy Cappadocian family, but he moved to Syria...

This is a list of cultural heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed accidentally, deliberately, or by a natural disaster, sorted by continent...

This is a list of sovereign states in the 1990s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1990 and 31 December...

The so-called Temple of Clitumnus (Italian: Tempietto del Clitunno) is a small early medieval church that sits along the banks of the Clitunno river in...

Gabrielle Renard (August 1, 1878 – February 26, 1959) was a French woman who became an important member of the family of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir...

Kumanovo Fortress was a palisade or fortress built in the late 17th Century[citation needed], in order to halt the strong Ottoman forces during the great...

Méry Laurent, born Anne Rose Suzanne Louviot (born 29 April 1849, Nancy- d. 26 November 1900), was a demi-mondaine (courtesan) and the muse of several...