Stories
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Political brilliance and the power of self-promotion
How do you convince people you’re exceptional? Meet the ultimate self-styled genius.
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A body apart from the head
We look back at the importance of the head, from how it’s influenced our language to the bold political statement of having it removed.
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The execution by sword of a Chinese man. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 582365iPart of: A Chinese methods of torture and punishment- Pictures
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China: a man standing in a locked cage as a method of slow torture or execution. Photograph, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 663448i- Pictures
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Torture and execution of alleged plague carriers in Milan, 1630. Engraving.
Reference: 1999i- Archives and manuscripts
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M0000790: Torture and execution of alleged plague carriers in Milan, 1630. Etching
Date: 12 May 1930Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/7/87Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Pictures
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Canton, China: six men suspended by the neck in locked cages in public as a method of slow torture and execution for piracy. Photograph, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 663449i