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  • burning at the stake — ▪ punishment       a method of execution practiced in Babylonia and ancient Israel and later adopted in Europe and North America.       Spanish heretics suffered this penalty during the inquisition, as did French disbelievers and heretics such as …   Universalium

  • stake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stout stick or post sharpened at one end and driven into the ground as a support, boundary mark, etc. 2 hist. a the post to which a person was tied to be burnt alive. b (prec. by the) death by burning as a punishment (was… …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Staunton-Morphy controversy — concerns the failure of negotiations in 1858 for a chess match between Howard Staunton and Paul Morphy and later interpretations of the actions of the two players. The details of the events are not universally agreed, and accounts and… …   Wikipedia

  • The Bible and homosexuality — is a contentious subject that influences how homosexuality and homosexual sex are regarded in societies where Christianity has made a strong impact. The Bible is generally considered by believers to be inspired by God or to record God s… …   Wikipedia

  • The Mayfair Witches — The Lives of the Mayfair Witches novels are a trilogy written by the horror author Anne Rice. They feature the Mayfair Family, haunted by a demon called Lasher. The trilogy consists of: The Witching Hour , Lasher , and Taltos .The Mayfair… …   Wikipedia

  • The Fiery Angel (opera) — The Fiery Angel (Russian: Огненный ангел Ognenny angel in transliteration) is an opera in five acts by Sergei Prokofiev to a Russian libretto by the composer, based on the novel The Fiery Angel (1908) by Valery Bryusov. Composition and… …   Wikipedia

  • The Kermesse in Bruges — The Kermesse in Bruges, or The Three Gifts is a burlesque ballet in three acts created in 1851 by the Danish balletmaster and choreographer August Bournonville for the Royal Danish Ballet. The ballet tells the story of three brothers who receive… …   Wikipedia

  • The Knights Templar —     The Knights Templars     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Knights Templars     The Knights Templars were the earliest founders of the military orders, and are the type on which the others are modelled. They are marked in history     (1) by their …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • The Reformation —     The Reformation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Reformation     The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • The Coventry Martyrs — were a disparate group of Protestant Christians executed in the city between 1512 – 1522 (seven men and two women) and in 1555 (three men). Eleven of them are commemorated by a six metre high monument, erected in 1910 in a public garden in the… …   Wikipedia

  • The Brainiac — (Spanish title: Barón del terror, El ) is a 1962 Mexican horror film directed by Chano Urueta and written by Federico Curiel, Adolfo López Portillo and Antonio Orellana. The film stars Abel Salazar and Germán Robles. The Brainiac is one of… …   Wikipedia

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