Death

Funeral of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme

Who killed Olof Palme?

A brief history of capital punishment in Britain

Queen Victoria pictured c1862 during her period of mourning after the death of her husband, Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Prince Albert: the death that rocked the monarchy

Dramatic view of the sun setting over a megalithic tomb and stone circle. (Dreamstime)

Egypt’s lost tombs

An Aztec priest performing the sacrificial offering of a living human's heart to the war god Huitzilopochtli. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

General ancient history

Q&A How many people did the Aztecs sacrifice?

A 14th-century Flemish illustration depicting the burying of plague victims in coffins in Tournai in 1349. (Photo by Granger Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)

Black Death: “Oh father, why have you abandoned me?”

The execution of Charles I. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Murder, conspiracy and execution: six centuries of scandalous royal deaths

The skull of a Roman man from London

In pictures: Romans and their dead

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The death of Stalin

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Seeking eternity: 5,000 years of ancient Egyptian burial

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“I’ve been close to death nine times”: John Simpson on life as a foreign correspondent

Illustration of electric chair

Q&A Who invented the electric chair?

16th century engraving depicting a man with leprosy

Q&A How did doctors treat leprosy?

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How did Ancient Egyptians mummify a body?

The step pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara

Q&A How many pyramid tombs are there in Egypt?