Henry VIII’s gruesome execution of Margaret Pole (video)
Accounts diverge, but the conclusion was an agonizing procession of blows, ending her life through prolonged suffering
Libya court sentences 23 to death for Islamic State campaign
Islamic State's Libyan branch was one of the militant group's strongest outside its original territory in Iraq and Syria
Iran executes national karate champion as it ignores father’s plea to spare his life
Three others have been sentenced to death in the same case, while 11 received prison sentences