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Background imageExecute Collection: Pirate captain hung from the yardarm

Pirate captain hung from the yardarm
The pirate Banister, executed by hanging from the yardarm of a sailing ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: Crucifixion of Jesus

Crucifixion of Jesus
Guards gambling for Jesus clothing at the Crucifiction. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: Roman Emperor Nero burning Christians

Roman Emperor Nero burning Christians as human torches. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: Death of Nathan Hale, 1776

Death of Nathan Hale, 1776
Nathan Hale hanged by the British as a spy, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: Witches Hill in Salem, Massachusetts

Witches Hill in Salem, Massachusetts
Site of the witchcraft executions in Salem, Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illusttration

Background imageExecute Collection: St. Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572

St. Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572
Massacre of Huguenots by Catherine de Medicis forces on St Bartholomews Day, Paris, 1572. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: St. Bartholomews Day Massacre of French Huguenots, 1572

St. Bartholomews Day Massacre of French Huguenots, 1572
Assassination of Coligny and other Huguenots on Saint Bartholomews Day, Paris, 1572. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: PANC2A-00126

PANC2A-00126
Alexander the Great punishing Bessus of Bactria, who assassinated Darius III. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: EXPL2A-00029

EXPL2A-00029
John Smith saved by Pocahontas, Jamestown Colony, Virginia Colony, 1607. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: EXPL2A-00182

EXPL2A-00182
Pocahontas appeals to Powhatan to spare John Smiths life, Virginia Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: John the Baptist executed

John the Baptist executed
Beheading of John the Baptist by order of king Herod. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: EVNT2A-00284

EVNT2A-00284
King Charles IX participating in the Saint Bartholomews Day Massacre of French Protestants, 1572. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: EVNT2A-00200

EVNT2A-00200
Goorkahs serving in the British military during Sepoy Mutiny, India, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: EXPL2A-00198

EXPL2A-00198
Mutineers send Henry Hudson and his son overboard to die adrift in a small boat in the Arctic 1611. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: GEUR2A-00119

GEUR2A-00119
The Streltsi going to execution for their revolt against Tsar Peter I, 1698. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExecute Collection: PREV2A-00078

PREV2A-00078
Execution of patriot Nathan Hale by the British, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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