The thumbscrew was a notoriously effective torture device used in medieval times to get a prisoner to confess News Featured
The remarkably preserved Kilpeck Church, one of the perfect Norman village churches in England News Featured
Disclosed: the snake-infested, mosquito-ridden hell where runaway slaves established sanctuary Featured News
The Black Hawks: their job was to go eye ball to eye ball with the enemy, begging to be shot Featured News
The Euphrasian Basilica in Croatia is an excellent example of early Byzantine architecture Featured News