In the Middle Ages, wealthy families often relied on wet nurses—women who didn’t just breastfeed a baby, but practically ...

Marriage in the Middle Ages was driven by economics, family alliances, and survival. Love was rarely the primary factor. The ...

The Jewish Communal Statement Opposing the Death Penalty Bill in Israel, which went public last week, reveals the immense ...

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Taliban leader approves new Afghan Criminal Code, drawing global criticism for class-based punishments and human rights concerns.

Afghanistan’s Taliban has unveiled a new criminal procedure code that divides citizens into rigid legal classes, grants ...

Critics warn that Iran's new criminal code legalises abuse, entrenches inequality and dismantles basic protections for women, ...

Among the 360 men and women known to have died for their Catholic faith between 1535 and 1681, five are commonly known as the Chideock Martyrs because of their close association with the village.

The Sharia police chief in Indonesia's Banda Aceh province is unapologetic about the latest canings, imposed for behavior he ...

Stocks, pillories and whipping posts were in almost every Derbyshire town and village ...

17 I Walton, The Life of Mr Richard Hooker (1655), in Lives (World's Classics), p185. Thomas Brightman in 1615 confirmed that ...

None of this is to say that the film doesn’t have its charms and curious attractions. Songwriter and musician Dave Stewart ...