More than 70 bodies have now been uncovered at a medieval cemetery used for executed criminals, archaeologists say. The remains of about 40 men and boys, dating back to at least the 13th Century, were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1457, a sow and her piglets were put on trial for the murder of a child in the village of Savigny in Burgundy, France. The sow ...

The original Halifax Gibbet was first used in 1286 and continued its fatal work until 1650.