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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...

Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, or Western society, includes the diverse heritages of social...

The history of slavery in the Muslim world began with institutions inherited from pre-Islamic Arabia. Throughout Muslim history slaves served in various...

A marriage license (or marriage licence in Commonwealth spelling) is a document issued, either by a religious organization or state authority, authorizing...

Anti-Slavery International, founded as the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1839, is an international non-governmental organisation, registered...

This article lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases. Assertions, such...

This is a list of proposed state mergers, including both current and historical proposals originating from sovereign states or organizations. The entities...

Victoria Shaw (25 May 1935 – 17 August 1988) was an Australian film and television actress. Shaw was born Jeanette Ann Lavina Mary Elizabeth Elphick in...

Christine Kinealy is an Irish historian, author, and founding director of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University. She is an authority...

The Arched-hill symbol is a symbol on ancient Coinage of India. There are some variations to the number of the hills depicted, or the symbol surmounting...

The Grivpanvar (literally: neck-guard wearer) were an elite late Parthian and Sasanian division who fought as heavy cataphract cavalry. According to Roman...

This page lists English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of...

Ma Zhiyuan (traditional Chinese: 馬致遠; simplified Chinese: 马致远, c. 1250–1321), courtesy name Dongli (traditional Chinese: 東籬; simplified Chinese: 东篱), Chinese...

Elisabeth Chojnacka (born Elżbieta Ukraińczyk; 10 September 1939 – 28 May 2017) was a Polish harpsichordist living in France. She was one of the world's...

Modderpoort, also known as Lekhalong la Bo Tau or ‘The Pass of the Lions’, is the site in the eastern Free State, South Africa, where the Anglican Missionary...

This is a list of countries by their exchange rate regime.  British Virgin Islands  Caribbean Netherlands  Ecuador  El Salvador  Marshall Islands  Micronesia...

SS France was a French ocean liner that was shelled by SM U-38 in the Mediterranean Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) south west of Cape Teulada, Sardinia...

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rijeka, Croatia. 3rd century CE – Roman triumphal arch erected. 799 CE – Town sacked by forces...

Durga Narayan Bhagwat (10 February 1910 – 7 May 2002), popularly known as Durga Bhagwat, was an Indian scholar, socialist and writer. She studied Sanskrit...

Dame Shan Elizabeth Morgan DCMG (born 12 March 1955) is a former British civil servant. Formerly the Deputy Permanent Representative, UK Representation...