List of people who were executed

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This is a list of people who have been executed. The list is categorised by the reason for execution and the year of the execution is included.


Assassination

Espionage

Homosexuality

Main article: List of people executed for homosexuality

Murder

Mass murder

Serial killers

Piracy

Political figures

Deposed leaders and families

Political opponents

Prisoners of war

Religious figures

See also: Christian martyrs

Robbery and theft

Smuggling

Treason

War crimes and crimes against humanity

Witchcraft

Main article: List of people executed for witchcraft

Other

Executed during the Great Purge

Executed by Tudors

Main article: List of people executed by the Tudors

Beheaded

Main article: List of people who were beheaded

Burned as heretics

Main article: List of people burned as heretics

Other reasons

See also

References

  1. ^ Norris, David (2009-05-17). "Changing Attitudes". Public Address at the service to mark international day against homophobia in Christ Church Cathedral. David Norris. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  2. ^ Official website commemorating 500 years since Bonfadio's birth Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Tucker, Scott (1997). The Queer Question: Essays on Desire and Democracy. Boston: South End Press. ISBN 978-0-89608-577-0. p. 46.
  4. ^ Rocke, Michael (1996). Forbidden Friendships, Homosexuality and Male Culture in Renaissance Florence. Oxford University Press. pp. 24, 227, 356, 360. ISBN 0-19-512292-5.
  5. ^ Meyer, Michael J (2000). Literature and Homosexuality. Rodopi. p. 206. ISBN 90-420-0519-X.
  6. ^ Jacob, Roger "Dominique Phinot", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed January 1, 2006), (subscription access)

External links

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