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ELECTROCUTION, 1890. /nThe first execution by electrocution, of William Kemmler, for murder, at Auburn Prison, Auburn, New York, 6 August 1890. Contemporary wood engraving. Stock Photo

RMFFT9JC–ELECTROCUTION, 1890. /nThe first execution by electrocution, of William Kemmler, for murder, at Auburn Prison, Auburn, New York, 6 August 1890. Contemporary wood engraving.

Illustration showing Artist's impression of the first execution, by electric chair, 6 August 1890, Auburn Prison, New York. execution prepared after experiments on the practicability of electrocution as a method of execution Stock Photo

RMRJN6C3–Illustration showing Artist's impression of the first execution, by electric chair, 6 August 1890, Auburn Prison, New York. execution prepared after experiments on the practicability of electrocution as a method of execution

The first execution in New England, North America of John Billington in 1630, hanged for the murder of John Newcomen, fellow passenger on the Mayflower. John Billington, also spelled Billinton, c. 1580 – 1630. Englishman who travelled to the New World on the Mayflower and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. Stock Photo

RMF8FCY4–The first execution in New England, North America of John Billington in 1630, hanged for the murder of John Newcomen, fellow passenger on the Mayflower. John Billington, also spelled Billinton, c. 1580 – 1630. Englishman who travelled to the New World on the Mayflower and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.

Lynch Law in California. The first execution in San Francisco, on June 10 1851. The Illustrated London News Stock Photo

RFMXMWBX–Lynch Law in California. The first execution in San Francisco, on June 10 1851. The Illustrated London News

Lynch Law in California, Scene of the First Execution in San Francisco, on June 10 Stock Photo

RMRY8C89–Lynch Law in California, Scene of the First Execution in San Francisco, on June 10

Electric Chair. The first execution of a man sentenced to death by electricity. William Francis Kemmler (1860 – August 6, 1890) was an American peddler, alcoholic and murderer, in 1890 became the first person in the world to be executed by electric chair, USA. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890 Stock Photo

RM2K1X35N–Electric Chair. The first execution of a man sentenced to death by electricity. William Francis Kemmler (1860 – August 6, 1890) was an American peddler, alcoholic and murderer, in 1890 became the first person in the world to be executed by electric chair, USA. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890

The Execution of King Charles the First - Execution du roi Charles Ier Stuart d'Angleterre (1600-1649) a Whitehall - Le roi remet son collier a l'eveque en lui disant 'Souvenez-vous' - Stock Photo

RM2M68KRG–The Execution of King Charles the First - Execution du roi Charles Ier Stuart d'Angleterre (1600-1649) a Whitehall - Le roi remet son collier a l'eveque en lui disant 'Souvenez-vous' -

The execution of King Charles I Stock Photo

RM2GH5JYR–The execution of King Charles I

Execution of Bolsheviks during First World War Stock Photo

RMDRFJYC–Execution of Bolsheviks during First World War

Natalia Muradian first execution victim of February Uprising 1921 Stock Photo

RMJ46X36–Natalia Muradian first execution victim of February Uprising 1921

Auburn Correctional Facility, site of the first execution by electric chair. Auburn, New York, Finger Lakes Region. Stock Photo

RMAF2ANM–Auburn Correctional Facility, site of the first execution by electric chair. Auburn, New York, Finger Lakes Region.

Bonne Terre, United States. 03rd Jan, 2023. The state of Missouri has carried out the first execution of a transgender person in the United States, Amber McLaughlin, 49, at the maximum prison in Boone Terre, Missouri on January 3, 2023. McLaughlin, died by lethal injection for the murder of a former girlfriend, Beverly Guenther, in 2003. According to the Anti-Execution Death Penalty Information Center, there is no known case of an openly transgender inmate being executed in the US before. Photo by Missouri Department of Corrections/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2M6DH88–Bonne Terre, United States. 03rd Jan, 2023. The state of Missouri has carried out the first execution of a transgender person in the United States, Amber McLaughlin, 49, at the maximum prison in Boone Terre, Missouri on January 3, 2023. McLaughlin, died by lethal injection for the murder of a former girlfriend, Beverly Guenther, in 2003. According to the Anti-Execution Death Penalty Information Center, there is no known case of an openly transgender inmate being executed in the US before. Photo by Missouri Department of Corrections/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

1951 , NEW YORK , USA : Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, separated by heavy wire screen as they leave U.S. Court House after being found guilty by jury . Photo by ROGER HIGGINS , World Telegram . Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg ( 1915 – 1953 ) and Julius Rosenberg ( 1918 – 1953 ) were Jewish American communists who were convicted and executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war. The charges related to their passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. This was the first execution of civilians for espionage in United States history. In 1995, the U.S. governme Stock Photo

RM2AX2WBJ–1951 , NEW YORK , USA : Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, separated by heavy wire screen as they leave U.S. Court House after being found guilty by jury . Photo by ROGER HIGGINS , World Telegram . Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg ( 1915 – 1953 ) and Julius Rosenberg ( 1918 – 1953 ) were Jewish American communists who were convicted and executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war. The charges related to their passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. This was the first execution of civilians for espionage in United States history. In 1995, the U.S. governme

Washington, USA. 14th July, 2020. Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. Credit: Liu Jie/Xinhua/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2C76X4P–Washington, USA. 14th July, 2020. Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. Credit: Liu Jie/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Scenes attending the military execution near Washington, D. C., of private William Henry Johnson, of the Lincoln Cavalry, on December 13th, 1861, in presence of General William Buel Franklin's division, for desertion and intended communication with the enemy. First execution of a deserter in the Army of the Potomac. 19th century American Civil War illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Stock Photo

RF2K1D9WP–Scenes attending the military execution near Washington, D. C., of private William Henry Johnson, of the Lincoln Cavalry, on December 13th, 1861, in presence of General William Buel Franklin's division, for desertion and intended communication with the enemy. First execution of a deserter in the Army of the Potomac. 19th century American Civil War illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

EXECUTION OF CHARLES I in Whitehall on 30 January 1649 from a contemporary German engaving Stock Photo

RMBFR1FR–EXECUTION OF CHARLES I in Whitehall on 30 January 1649 from a contemporary German engaving

First World War The men shot to make an example. The march before the execution. Stock Photo

RMGG2FNA–First World War The men shot to make an example. The march before the execution.

This image is one of the most misidentified photographs published about the Civil War. Usually referred to as. young Confederates off to war, it actually shows members of Company A, First Virginia Infantry, the Richmond Grays, at John Brown's execution in Stock Photo

RMG14TFK–This image is one of the most misidentified photographs published about the Civil War. Usually referred to as. young Confederates off to war, it actually shows members of Company A, First Virginia Infantry, the Richmond Grays, at John Brown's execution in

NAZI GENERAL DOSTLER EXECUTION Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a general of the infantry in the regular German Wehrmacht Army during World War II. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty of heinous war crimes, tied to the stake and executed by firing squad. Stock Photo

RMJR6R8H–NAZI GENERAL DOSTLER EXECUTION Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a general of the infantry in the regular German Wehrmacht Army during World War II. In the first Allied war trial after the war, Dostler was found guilty of heinous war crimes, tied to the stake and executed by firing squad.

KEMMLER EXECUTION /nThe first execution by electrocution, of William Kemmler, for murder, at Auburn Prison, Auburn, New York, on Aug. 6, 1890. Contemporary line engraving. Stock Photo

RMFF9H48–KEMMLER EXECUTION /nThe first execution by electrocution, of William Kemmler, for murder, at Auburn Prison, Auburn, New York, on Aug. 6, 1890. Contemporary line engraving.

Artist's impression of execution by electric chair, prepared after experiments on the practicability of electrocution as method of execution. From 'Scientific American' New York, 30 June 1888. Westinghouse AC system. First execution was carried out at Auburn Prison, New York, 6 August 1890. Engraving Stock Photo

RMD96D92–Artist's impression of execution by electric chair, prepared after experiments on the practicability of electrocution as method of execution. From 'Scientific American' New York, 30 June 1888. Westinghouse AC system. First execution was carried out at Auburn Prison, New York, 6 August 1890. Engraving

An executed spy during the First World War. The notice above the body reads, Spy, Traitor to his Country. Stock Photo

RMBH7H13–An executed spy during the First World War. The notice above the body reads, Spy, Traitor to his Country.

WW1 execution pole and poem by Erwin Mortier at inner courtyard of the Poperinge town hall, West Flanders, Belgium Stock Photo

RMD9RP5P–WW1 execution pole and poem by Erwin Mortier at inner courtyard of the Poperinge town hall, West Flanders, Belgium

RMD2XW9X–LYNCH LAW IN CALIFORNIA, SCENE OF THE FIRST EXECUTION IN SAN FRANCISCO, ON JUNE 10

RM2K1X35M–Electric Chair. The first execution of a man sentenced to death by electricity. William Francis Kemmler (1860 – August 6, 1890) was an American peddler, alcoholic and murderer, in 1890 became the first person in the world to be executed by electric chair, USA. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890

Stephen, Saint, circa 1 AD - 36/40, first martyr of the Christianity, death, stoning, wood engraving, 19th century, Stock Photo

RMBA7WC6–Stephen, Saint, circa 1 AD - 36/40, first martyr of the Christianity, death, stoning, wood engraving, 19th century,

RM2GH5JYM–The execution of King Charles I

NEW YORK execution scene from the first production of Puccini's opera, 'La Fanciulla del West' Date: December 1910 Stock Photo

RMG38FRC–NEW YORK execution scene from the first production of Puccini's opera, 'La Fanciulla del West' Date: December 1910

First Execution in South Australia, in 1838, for shooting Sheriff Smart Stock Photo

RMKF9274–First Execution in South Australia, in 1838, for shooting Sheriff Smart

'EXECUTION BY ELECTRICITY SHORTLY TO BE INTRODUCED IN N Y STATE' from the JUNE 30, 1888 Scientific American depicting the newly approved form of capital punishment in New York State, the 'electric chair' based on Alfred P. Southwick's design. This design would be refined over the next year by the New York Medico-Legal Society. It was first used on August 6, 1890 to put condemned criminal William Kemmler to death. Stock Photo

RMM5CB0D–'EXECUTION BY ELECTRICITY SHORTLY TO BE INTRODUCED IN N Y STATE' from the JUNE 30, 1888 Scientific American depicting the newly approved form of capital punishment in New York State, the 'electric chair' based on Alfred P. Southwick's design. This design would be refined over the next year by the New York Medico-Legal Society. It was first used on August 6, 1890 to put condemned criminal William Kemmler to death.

City of Kingston upon Hull popularly known as simply Hull, England - Historic woodcut engraving showing the execution of King Charles I supposedly at Hull, though history tells us he was executed in London under a death warrant signed (amongst others) by John Alured and Perigrine Pelham, both Hull men in 1649. Stock Photo

RMW8P47B–City of Kingston upon Hull popularly known as simply Hull, England - Historic woodcut engraving showing the execution of King Charles I supposedly at Hull, though history tells us he was executed in London under a death warrant signed (amongst others) by John Alured and Perigrine Pelham, both Hull men in 1649.

RM2AX2WBM–1951 , NEW YORK , USA : Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, separated by heavy wire screen as they leave U.S. Court House after being found guilty by jury . Photo by ROGER HIGGINS , World Telegram . Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg ( 1915 – 1953 ) and Julius Rosenberg ( 1918 – 1953 ) were Jewish American communists who were convicted and executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war. The charges related to their passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. This was the first execution of civilians for espionage in United States history. In 1995, the U.S. governme

RM2C76X4Y–Washington, USA. 14th July, 2020. Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. Credit: Liu Jie/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Singapore: Public execution of Indian participants in the 'Singapore Mutiny' of 1915. The 1915 Singapore Mutiny, also known as the 1915 Sepoy Mutiny or Mutiny of the 5th Native Light Infantry, was a mutiny involving up to half of 850 sepoys (Indian soldiers) against the British in Singapore during the First World War, linked with the 1915 Ghadar Conspiracy. The mutiny, on 15 February 1915, lasted nearly seven days and resulted in the deaths of 47 British soldiers and local civilians, before it was finally quelled by British forces and Allied naval detachments. Stock Photo

RM2B01PCE–Singapore: Public execution of Indian participants in the 'Singapore Mutiny' of 1915. The 1915 Singapore Mutiny, also known as the 1915 Sepoy Mutiny or Mutiny of the 5th Native Light Infantry, was a mutiny involving up to half of 850 sepoys (Indian soldiers) against the British in Singapore during the First World War, linked with the 1915 Ghadar Conspiracy. The mutiny, on 15 February 1915, lasted nearly seven days and resulted in the deaths of 47 British soldiers and local civilians, before it was finally quelled by British forces and Allied naval detachments.

The State of Missouri has executed its oldest inmate, 74-year-old Cecil Clayton for the 1996 shooting death of Barry County Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Lee Castetter, at the Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri on March 17, 2015. Clayton's death was scheduled for 6 P.M., the first execution since the 1930s that Missouri has scheduled for a time other than 12:01 in the morning. Appeals were made by lawyers for Clayton saying that Clayton was missing part of his brain and was not mentally fit to be executed. The execution finally took place around 9:30 P Stock Photo

RMW07JB1–The State of Missouri has executed its oldest inmate, 74-year-old Cecil Clayton for the 1996 shooting death of Barry County Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Lee Castetter, at the Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri on March 17, 2015. Clayton's death was scheduled for 6 P.M., the first execution since the 1930s that Missouri has scheduled for a time other than 12:01 in the morning. Appeals were made by lawyers for Clayton saying that Clayton was missing part of his brain and was not mentally fit to be executed. The execution finally took place around 9:30 P

Artist's impression of execution by electric chair, 1890. Artist: Unknown Stock Photo

RMAJ7KR0–Artist's impression of execution by electric chair, 1890. Artist: Unknown

In 1881, the state of New York established a committee to determine a new, more humane method of execution to replace hanging. Alfred Southwick, a member of the committee, developed the idea of running electric current through a condemned man after hearing a case of how relatively painlessly and quickly a drunk man died due to touching exposed power lines. The first electric chair was produced by Harold P. Brown and Arthur Kennelly. Stock Photo

RMT953JM–In 1881, the state of New York established a committee to determine a new, more humane method of execution to replace hanging. Alfred Southwick, a member of the committee, developed the idea of running electric current through a condemned man after hearing a case of how relatively painlessly and quickly a drunk man died due to touching exposed power lines. The first electric chair was produced by Harold P. Brown and Arthur Kennelly.

Danton and his colleagues on their way to the scaffold, after trial in April 15th 1794. George Jacques Danton (1759 -1794) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution, in particular as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton's role in the onset of the Revolution has been disputed; many historians describe him as 'the chief force in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic'. He was guillotined by the advocates of revolutionary terror after accusations of leniency toward the enemies of the Revolution. Stock Photo

RMF1M0AY–Danton and his colleagues on their way to the scaffold, after trial in April 15th 1794. George Jacques Danton (1759 -1794) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution, in particular as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton's role in the onset of the Revolution has been disputed; many historians describe him as 'the chief force in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic'. He was guillotined by the advocates of revolutionary terror after accusations of leniency toward the enemies of the Revolution.

EDITH CAVELL (1865-1915) English nurse Stock Photo

RM2CW5DX3–EDITH CAVELL (1865-1915) English nurse

First Franco-Hova War 1883-1886: Execution of Monsieur Greve. War ended with the Treaty of Tamatave, January 1886. France, Colonisation, Battle, Solar topee, Malagassy, Madagascar, Chromolithograph, Trade Card Stock Photo

RMD997GF–First Franco-Hova War 1883-1886: Execution of Monsieur Greve. War ended with the Treaty of Tamatave, January 1886. France, Colonisation, Battle, Solar topee, Malagassy, Madagascar, Chromolithograph, Trade Card

Imaginary drawing of the execution of Edith Louisa Cavell,1865 - October 12,1915. British nurse and humanitarian. Stock Photo

RMAPF9DK–Imaginary drawing of the execution of Edith Louisa Cavell,1865 - October 12,1915. British nurse and humanitarian.

World War One execution pole and epitaph The Coward by Rudyard Kipling at inner courtyard of the Poperinge town hall, Belgium Stock Photo

RMC5XCPN–World War One execution pole and epitaph The Coward by Rudyard Kipling at inner courtyard of the Poperinge town hall, Belgium

First military execution in Washington; hanging of a private for shooting his superior officer, 1862 January 6 Stock Photo

RMEDNTGX–First military execution in Washington; hanging of a private for shooting his superior officer, 1862 January 6

200715 -- QINGDAO, July 15, 2020 -- Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY LiuxJie PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Stock Photo

RM2RPYT63–200715 -- QINGDAO, July 15, 2020 -- Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY LiuxJie PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Louis XVI, 23.8.1754 - 21.1.1793, King of France 10.5.1774 - 21.9.1792, execution Place de la Concorde, Paris, wood engraving, 19th century, , Stock Photo

RMBK0JCX–Louis XVI, 23.8.1754 - 21.1.1793, King of France 10.5.1774 - 21.9.1792, execution Place de la Concorde, Paris, wood engraving, 19th century, ,

The execution of King Charles I of England Stock Photo

RM2HJ56X0–The execution of King Charles I of England

RMAHF1H3–Fawkes Execution

Ceremony at Charles I statue of 289th anniversary of 'Martyr Kings' execution. To commemorate the 280 19 anniversary of the execution in Whitehall of King Charles I, a ceremony took place at the Charles first statue, Charing Cross, where wreaths were laid. King Charles was beheaded on 30 January 1649. Photo shows, a general view of the ceremony at the Charles I statue. 31 January 1938 Stock Photo

RM2BW255P–Ceremony at Charles I statue of 289th anniversary of 'Martyr Kings' execution. To commemorate the 280 19 anniversary of the execution in Whitehall of King Charles I, a ceremony took place at the Charles first statue, Charing Cross, where wreaths were laid. King Charles was beheaded on 30 January 1649. Photo shows, a general view of the ceremony at the Charles I statue. 31 January 1938

This image shows the execution of reformers in England in the time of Mary the Catholic (1516-1587). The engraving is anonymous but dates to the time period. Mary was the only daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Stock Photo

RF2WJG1RC–This image shows the execution of reformers in England in the time of Mary the Catholic (1516-1587). The engraving is anonymous but dates to the time period. Mary was the only daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

An 1849 report of the trial of Marie Manning (1821 1849) who was a Swiss domestic servant who was hanged on the roof of London's Horsemonger Lane Gaol on 13 November 1849, after she and her husband Frederick George Manning were convicted of the murder of her lover, Patrick O'Connor a gauger (tax collector).The case became known as the Bermondsey , the Bermondsey Murders or the 'Bermondsey Horror', the first time a husband & wife were executed together in England since 1700. Novelist Charles Dickens attended the public execution and wrote of his disgust of the spectacle. Stock Photo

RM2C4R52C–An 1849 report of the trial of Marie Manning (1821 1849) who was a Swiss domestic servant who was hanged on the roof of London's Horsemonger Lane Gaol on 13 November 1849, after she and her husband Frederick George Manning were convicted of the murder of her lover, Patrick O'Connor a gauger (tax collector).The case became known as the Bermondsey , the Bermondsey Murders or the 'Bermondsey Horror', the first time a husband & wife were executed together in England since 1700. Novelist Charles Dickens attended the public execution and wrote of his disgust of the spectacle.

Spain. Aragon. Uprising in Zaragoza, 1591. The confrontation of the Justice of Aragon, Juan de Lanuza (1564-1591) with Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), led to the execution of the first one by order of the king. Juan de Lanuza executed by beheading the 20 of December, 1591. Engraving. Stock Photo

RMKATBCH–Spain. Aragon. Uprising in Zaragoza, 1591. The confrontation of the Justice of Aragon, Juan de Lanuza (1564-1591) with Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), led to the execution of the first one by order of the king. Juan de Lanuza executed by beheading the 20 of December, 1591. Engraving.

RM2C76X4X–Washington, USA. 14th July, 2020. Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. Credit: Liu Jie/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Grigory Zinoviev portrait & signature Stock Photo

RMJXNR3K–Grigory Zinoviev portrait & signature

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon talks to reporters in St. Charles, Missouri about Joseph Paul Franklin, the white supremacist serial killer that was put to death in Missouri on November 20, 2013. Franklin is the stateÕs first execution in nearly three years. UPI/Bill Greenblatt Stock Photo

RMW07BNM–Missouri Governor Jay Nixon talks to reporters in St. Charles, Missouri about Joseph Paul Franklin, the white supremacist serial killer that was put to death in Missouri on November 20, 2013. Franklin is the stateÕs first execution in nearly three years. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Execution of Kemmler, the first man to die in the electric chair, USA, 6 August 1890. Artist: Unknown Stock Photo

RMAJ9TT4–Execution of Kemmler, the first man to die in the electric chair, USA, 6 August 1890. Artist: Unknown

Impending Execution of Edith Cavell, 1915 Stock Photo

RMHRP22N–Impending Execution of Edith Cavell, 1915

Execution of Duke of Enghien (1872-1804) of platoon of the Gendarmes d'Elite. 21 March 1804. Napoleon as First Consul of France. Stock Photo

RMMFRG2W–Execution of Duke of Enghien (1872-1804) of platoon of the Gendarmes d'Elite. 21 March 1804. Napoleon as First Consul of France.

Cesare Battisti on his way to his execution, 1916 Stock Photo

RME0017Y–Cesare Battisti on his way to his execution, 1916

Execution by electric chair. Kemmler, the first man executed by electric chair, Auburn Prison, USA, 6 August 1890. Alternating Current used; three surges were needed for the execution. Westinghouse apparatus used. From 'La Nature', Paris, 6 September 1890 . Stock Photo

RMD96W5H–Execution by electric chair. Kemmler, the first man executed by electric chair, Auburn Prison, USA, 6 August 1890. Alternating Current used; three surges were needed for the execution. Westinghouse apparatus used. From 'La Nature', Paris, 6 September 1890 .

Danton on his way to execution during the French Revolution. Georges Jacques Danton, 1759 – 1794. Leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution, in particular as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c.1882. Stock Photo

RMM1GYKR–Danton on his way to execution during the French Revolution. Georges Jacques Danton, 1759 – 1794. Leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution, in particular as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c.1882.

RMC5XCR1–World War One execution pole and epitaph The Coward by Rudyard Kipling at inner courtyard of the Poperinge town hall, Belgium

Portrait of Thomas Wentworth, the first Earl of Strafford. On the left in the background his execution, 22 May 1641. On the sheet under the portrait an explanation of the event in four columns, printed in Dutch and French, Execution of Thomas Wentworth, 1641., print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), (mentioned on object), Jan van Hilten, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1641, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, h 212 mm × w 134 mm, h 395 mm × w 294 mm Stock Photo

RM2JE5739–Portrait of Thomas Wentworth, the first Earl of Strafford. On the left in the background his execution, 22 May 1641. On the sheet under the portrait an explanation of the event in four columns, printed in Dutch and French, Execution of Thomas Wentworth, 1641., print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), (mentioned on object), Jan van Hilten, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1641, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, h 212 mm × w 134 mm, h 395 mm × w 294 mm

200714 -- WASHINGTON, July 14, 2020 -- Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SUPREME COURT-FIRST EXECUTION LiuxJie PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Stock Photo

RM2RPYT3E–200714 -- WASHINGTON, July 14, 2020 -- Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SUPREME COURT-FIRST EXECUTION LiuxJie PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

First World War / WWI, Western front, Armistice of Compiègne, French marshal Ferdinand Foch is signing the agreement, 11.11.1918, coloured photograph, cigarette card, series 'Die Nachkriegszeit', 1935, railway carriage, railway carriages, railway, railroad, railways, railroads, saloon carriage, window, windows, military, officers, officer, signing of the agreement, execution of the contract, end of the war, war's end, Compiegne, France, Germany, German Reich, Weimar Republic, people, 20th century, 1930s, world war, world wars, armistice, cease-fi, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available Stock Photo

RMT0XHHD–First World War / WWI, Western front, Armistice of Compiègne, French marshal Ferdinand Foch is signing the agreement, 11.11.1918, coloured photograph, cigarette card, series 'Die Nachkriegszeit', 1935, railway carriage, railway carriages, railway, railroad, railways, railroads, saloon carriage, window, windows, military, officers, officer, signing of the agreement, execution of the contract, end of the war, war's end, Compiegne, France, Germany, German Reich, Weimar Republic, people, 20th century, 1930s, world war, world wars, armistice, cease-fi, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

RM2HJ5717–The execution of King Charles I of England

GUY FAWKES Guy Fawkes prepares for the first part of his execution, he is to be hung, drawn and quartered. Date: First Published: 1841 Stock Photo

RMG3BNA9–GUY FAWKES Guy Fawkes prepares for the first part of his execution, he is to be hung, drawn and quartered. Date: First Published: 1841

Stalin and Voroshiiov mount guard over remains of Lenin's sister, dictators first appearance since 'purge'. Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator made his first appearance in public since the execution of the Red Army generals when, with Marshal Voroshilov, the War Commissioner, he stood in the guard of honour over the remains of Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova, sister of Lenin and one of the founders of the Communist State. The lying in state took place in the Hall of Columns of the House of Trade Unions in Moscow. Photo shows, Stalin (right) and Marshal Voroshilov, mounting guard over the flower deck Stock Photo

RM2BW1YNJ–Stalin and Voroshiiov mount guard over remains of Lenin's sister, dictators first appearance since 'purge'. Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator made his first appearance in public since the execution of the Red Army generals when, with Marshal Voroshilov, the War Commissioner, he stood in the guard of honour over the remains of Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova, sister of Lenin and one of the founders of the Communist State. The lying in state took place in the Hall of Columns of the House of Trade Unions in Moscow. Photo shows, Stalin (right) and Marshal Voroshilov, mounting guard over the flower deck

2 G55 B2 1916 9 Execution of a Serbian World War I History World War I The Balkans Court martial execution probably of a Serbian Stock Photo

RMB5M894–2 G55 B2 1916 9 Execution of a Serbian World War I History World War I The Balkans Court martial execution probably of a Serbian

Edward Stafford, (1478 – 17 May 1521), the 3rd duke of Buckingham, was beheaded on Tower Hill outside the Tower of London, after being found guilty of high treason against Henry VIII, his first cousin once removed .This old illustration shows him praying in gaol immediately before execution reciting the 'penitential psalms'. He was 43. Stock Photo

RM2AECX5X–Edward Stafford, (1478 – 17 May 1521), the 3rd duke of Buckingham, was beheaded on Tower Hill outside the Tower of London, after being found guilty of high treason against Henry VIII, his first cousin once removed .This old illustration shows him praying in gaol immediately before execution reciting the 'penitential psalms'. He was 43.

World War I. German spy. Price to pay for treason. September 1914 Stock Photo

RF2PXC91W–World War I. German spy. Price to pay for treason. September 1914

RM2C76X5B–Washington, USA. 14th July, 2020. Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. Credit: Liu Jie/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

PATHS OF GLORY 1957 United Artists film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The execution scene. Stock Photo

RMDRNGHN–PATHS OF GLORY 1957 United Artists film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The execution scene.

Admiral John Byng Execution by shooting Royal Navy officer Vice Admiral First Lord Admiralty Temple court martial court martial Stock Photo

RMC7FRNR–Admiral John Byng Execution by shooting Royal Navy officer Vice Admiral First Lord Admiralty Temple court martial court martial

The execution in 1405 of Richard de Scrope, the Archbishop of York, who with the Earl of Westmoreland rebelled during the Northern Rising against King Henry IV. Scrope was the first religious leader to be executed by the crown. Stock Photo

RM2K513JY–The execution in 1405 of Richard de Scrope, the Archbishop of York, who with the Earl of Westmoreland rebelled during the Northern Rising against King Henry IV. Scrope was the first religious leader to be executed by the crown.

Execution of the Booth Conspirators, 1865 Stock Photo

RMHRKRFA–Execution of the Booth Conspirators, 1865

RMMFRFTA–Execution of Duke of Enghien (1872-1804) of platoon of the Gendarmes d'Elite. 21 March 1804. Napoleon as First Consul of France.

Charles-Henri Sanson, Chevalier Charles-Henri Sanson de Longval (1739 – 1806), royal executioner of France as well as High Executioner of the First French Republic. Stock Photo

RM2RJG8W8–Charles-Henri Sanson, Chevalier Charles-Henri Sanson de Longval (1739 – 1806), royal executioner of France as well as High Executioner of the First French Republic.

World War 1 - Dr Yevgeny Sergeyevich Botkin, (1865-1918) was the court physician for Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra and, while in exile with the family, sometimes treated the hemophilia-related complications of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia. He was murdered with the family at Ekaterinburg on 17 July 1918. Stock Photo

RMDYEH86–World War 1 - Dr Yevgeny Sergeyevich Botkin, (1865-1918) was the court physician for Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra and, while in exile with the family, sometimes treated the hemophilia-related complications of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia. He was murdered with the family at Ekaterinburg on 17 July 1918.

Paul Bolo also known as Bolo Pacha or Bolo Pasha, executed by firing squad for treason at Vincennes, France on April 17, 1918. Stock Photo

RMBD3NEH–Paul Bolo also known as Bolo Pacha or Bolo Pasha, executed by firing squad for treason at Vincennes, France on April 17, 1918.

RMC5XCR6–World War One execution pole and epitaph The Coward by Rudyard Kipling at inner courtyard of the Poperinge town hall, Belgium

Execution of Marie Antoinette on the Place de la Révolution in Paris, Journée du 16 Octobre 1793 (title on object), First days of the French Revolution (series title), Les principales journées de la Révolution (series title), print maker: Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman, after drawing by: Charles Monnet, publisher: Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman, print maker: France, after drawing by: France, publisher: Paris, 22-Sep-1794 - 22-Sep-1795, paper, etching, engraving, height 350 mm × width 459 mm, print Stock Photo

RM2WRB8TR–Execution of Marie Antoinette on the Place de la Révolution in Paris, Journée du 16 Octobre 1793 (title on object), First days of the French Revolution (series title), Les principales journées de la Révolution (series title), print maker: Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman, after drawing by: Charles Monnet, publisher: Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman, print maker: France, after drawing by: France, publisher: Paris, 22-Sep-1794 - 22-Sep-1795, paper, etching, engraving, height 350 mm × width 459 mm, print

RM2RPYT35–200714 -- WASHINGTON, July 14, 2020 -- Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SUPREME COURT-FIRST EXECUTION LiuxJie PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

French Revolution 1789 - 1799, uprising of the Vendee, mass execution of Catholic clergymen by drowning in in the Loire, Nantes, 16. / 17.11.1793, wood engraving, 19th century, monk, monks, priest, priests, Jacobins, Jacobinism, Jacobin Club, reign of terror, dechristianization, First Republic, river, rivers, Noyades, Pays de Loire, France, 18th century, revolution, revolutions, uprising, rising, uprisings, mass execution, mass executions, chaplain, chaplains, drown, drowning, drawning, historic, historical, Vendée, people, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo

RMDDRYA2–French Revolution 1789 - 1799, uprising of the Vendee, mass execution of Catholic clergymen by drowning in in the Loire, Nantes, 16. / 17.11.1793, wood engraving, 19th century, monk, monks, priest, priests, Jacobins, Jacobinism, Jacobin Club, reign of terror, dechristianization, First Republic, river, rivers, Noyades, Pays de Loire, France, 18th century, revolution, revolutions, uprising, rising, uprisings, mass execution, mass executions, chaplain, chaplains, drown, drowning, drawning, historic, historical, Vendée, people, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS USA, Feb. 3 1998:: Pro- and anti-death penalty activists gather in the early evening outside the Walls Unit of the Texas Dept. of Corrections about an hour prior to the execution of Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman to die by lethal injection in Texas in 123 years. ©Bob Daemmrich Stock Photo

RM2B3AJA1–HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS USA, Feb. 3 1998:: Pro- and anti-death penalty activists gather in the early evening outside the Walls Unit of the Texas Dept. of Corrections about an hour prior to the execution of Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman to die by lethal injection in Texas in 123 years. ©Bob Daemmrich

Photograph showing the reports that the Russian ex-Tsaritsa and her daughters had been killed by Bolsheviks. On the 16th -17th of July, the Russian Imperial Romanov family (Nicholas II of Russia, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, and their five children: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei) were shot and bayoneted to death, by Bolshevik revolutionaries Stock Photo

RM2M3T4YA–Photograph showing the reports that the Russian ex-Tsaritsa and her daughters had been killed by Bolsheviks. On the 16th -17th of July, the Russian Imperial Romanov family (Nicholas II of Russia, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, and their five children: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei) were shot and bayoneted to death, by Bolshevik revolutionaries

St Stephen, first Christian martyr: Found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, supreme council of the Jews, and stoned to death: 'Bible' Acts 7:57. Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel 'Liber chronicarum mundi' (Nuremberg Chronicle) Nuremberg, 1493 Stock Photo

RMHTMJKE–St Stephen, first Christian martyr: Found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, supreme council of the Jews, and stoned to death: 'Bible' Acts 7:57. Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel 'Liber chronicarum mundi' (Nuremberg Chronicle) Nuremberg, 1493

2 G55 B2 1916 8 Execution of a Serbian World War I History World War I The Balkans Court martial execution probably of a Serbian Stock Photo

RMB5M893–2 G55 B2 1916 8 Execution of a Serbian World War I History World War I The Balkans Court martial execution probably of a Serbian

A 1917 eye-witnesses sketch at the execution of a USA prisoner in the electric chair, a method of execution originated in the USA whereby a prisoner is confined in a specially built wooden chair and is electrocuted via electrodes fastened on the head and legs. A priest can be seen reading the man's last rites. The method was conceived by Alfred Porter Southwick (1826–1898) who was both a steam-boat engineer and dentist from Buffalo, New York. It was first used in 1890 Stock Photo

RM2JG0G8Y–A 1917 eye-witnesses sketch at the execution of a USA prisoner in the electric chair, a method of execution originated in the USA whereby a prisoner is confined in a specially built wooden chair and is electrocuted via electrodes fastened on the head and legs. A priest can be seen reading the man's last rites. The method was conceived by Alfred Porter Southwick (1826–1898) who was both a steam-boat engineer and dentist from Buffalo, New York. It was first used in 1890

The Banqueting House, Whitehall, London, at the time of Charles I Stock Photo

RMKJGTJD–The Banqueting House, Whitehall, London, at the time of Charles I

Qingdao. 14th July, 2020. Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. Credit: Liu Jie/Xinhua/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2C77W5A–Qingdao. 14th July, 2020. Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, the United States. The United States carried out its first execution at the federal level on Tuesday, putting white supremacist and murderer Daniel Lewis Lee to death by lethal injection. Credit: Liu Jie/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Vintage print depicting Sir Walter Raleigh bidding farewell to his wife on the morning of his execution for treason in 1618. Stock Photo

RMBKKJRJ–Vintage print depicting Sir Walter Raleigh bidding farewell to his wife on the morning of his execution for treason in 1618.

The Execution of The Duke of Northumberland 1533 19th Century Illustration Stock Photo

RMB6RDR9–The Execution of The Duke of Northumberland 1533 19th Century Illustration

The British army's use of child soldiers was widespread during the First World War Stock Photo

RMAY7XA7–The British army's use of child soldiers was widespread during the First World War

RMG14WF9–In 1881, the state of New York established a committee to determine a new, more humane method of execution to replace hanging. Alfred Southwick, a member of the committee, developed the idea of running electric current through a condemned man after hearin

Mr and Mrs W Sherriffs (first names unknown), who travelled from Aberdeen to protest against the execution of Peter Manuel, are shown near Barlinnie Prison on the morning Manuel was hanged for his murders. Stock Photo

RMG4TRJH–Mr and Mrs W Sherriffs (first names unknown), who travelled from Aberdeen to protest against the execution of Peter Manuel, are shown near Barlinnie Prison on the morning Manuel was hanged for his murders.

Execution of King Charles I, Banqueting House, Whitehall, 1649. THORNTON 1784 Stock Photo

RF2BGMHYR–Execution of King Charles I, Banqueting House, Whitehall, 1649. THORNTON 1784

World War 1 - The final tragedy of the Romanovs. This group of five people only escaped death, M Pierre Guillard, Miss Schneider, reader of the Tsarina, Countess Hendrikof, bridesmaid, with Prince Dolgoruky, former Grand Marshal of the court and the General Tatichtchef. They had been separated from the imperial family and locked in the prison or came to Ekaterinburg to look for thier tormentors. Stock Photo

RMDYEH85–World War 1 - The final tragedy of the Romanovs. This group of five people only escaped death, M Pierre Guillard, Miss Schneider, reader of the Tsarina, Countess Hendrikof, bridesmaid, with Prince Dolgoruky, former Grand Marshal of the court and the General Tatichtchef. They had been separated from the imperial family and locked in the prison or came to Ekaterinburg to look for thier tormentors.

The extra shirt worn by King Charles I on the morning of his execution. Stock Photo

RMBNH3HN–The extra shirt worn by King Charles I on the morning of his execution.

The execution of deserters during the 1707 campaign. Drawing by Marcellus Laroon Stock Photo

RMWH909B–The execution of deserters during the 1707 campaign. Drawing by Marcellus Laroon

Trial, confession & execution of Wm Mobbs, at Aylesbury, for the murder of Thomas James Newbury. 1870, An arrangement of text, with two illustrations: the first of a man hanging on gallows beside a priest, and the other a picture of a young man in jacket, waistcoat and cravat Stock Photo

RM2T8TT17–Trial, confession & execution of Wm Mobbs, at Aylesbury, for the murder of Thomas James Newbury. 1870, An arrangement of text, with two illustrations: the first of a man hanging on gallows beside a priest, and the other a picture of a young man in jacket, waistcoat and cravat

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