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3 days ago · Death by burning. Death by burning is an execution, murder, or suicide method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and many societies have employed it as a punishment for and warning against crimes such as treason, heresy, and witchcraft.
1 day ago · Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, from 1721 until his death in 1725.
2 days ago · John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including twelve books, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval.
5 days ago · They were first instituted in the early middle ages, and originally called for the local parish to receive one tenth of the agricultural produce of each parishioner, or a similar proportion of the production 'output' for artisans, essentially acting as a tax on income.
5 days ago · Penn petitioned the Duke of York, the proprietor, for title to these counties because he wanted to secure control of the Delaware River. His petition was granted in August, 1682, even though the Delaware-Maryland boundary was unsettled and Lord Baltimore claimed the same lands.
5 days ago · La Misión de la Ysleta del Sur, consecrated in 1682, was bulit by the Tigua (Tiguex, Tiwa, Tihua) speaking Pueblo Natives from Isleta and Sandia Pueblos and served by Franciscans in order to serve the Christian Tigua speaking people. The church of San Elceario, in the town of San Elizario, was built as a presidio (post) chapel.
3 days ago · Silver $30.39 (+0.24) PCGS3000 ®. $72,083.94 (0.00) We do our best to provide precise spot prices; however, during times of market volatility, prices may not be to-the-minute accurate. Review the total Charles II (1663 - 1684) PCGS graded coin population, including varieties, and shop results from dealers and eBay.
