Execution by burning

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• Français :
  Le bûcher est une forme de peine de mort qui consiste à brûler un condamné, attaché à un pieu fiché en terre, avec du bois parfois complété de divers combustibles (paille, foin, cadavres de porcs ou de chats, poix).

• English:
  Execution by burning has a long history as a method of punishment for crimes such as treason, heresy and witchcraft.

• Deutsch:
  Der Scheiterhaufen (Scheiter: alte Pluralform von Scheit, althochdeutsch scît: Holzstück) ist ein aufgeschichteter Haufen Holz zur Verbrennung eines Toten oder zur Bestrafung eines Verurteilten durch den Feuertod.

• Русский:
  Сожжение на костре - исторический вид казни, применявшийся, в частности, за предательство, ересь и колдовство

• Suomi:
  Kuolemantuomion toimeenpanemisella polttamalla on pitkä historia takanaan niin rangaistuksena maanpetoksesta, kerettiläisyydestä kuin noituudesta.

Contents 1 The stake 2 Fiery furnace (Book of Daniel) 3 Christian martyrs 4 Burning of Jews by Christians 5 Church executions 5.1 Execution of alleged witches 5.1.1 Joan of Arc 5.2 Execution of accused in herecy 5.2.1 Execution of templar knights 5.2.2 Inquisition 5.2.3 Execution of reformers 5.3 Execution of homosexuals 6 Protestant executions 7 Execution of American natives 8 Execution of Colonel Crawford

[edit] The stake

Preparing the stake for the execution

The execution

Anleitung zum Bau. Zeichnung des Scharfrichters der Stadt Lemgo, Johann Henrich Ernst Clausen (um 1800)

[edit] Fiery furnace (Book of Daniel)

see Category:Fiery furnace

Fiery furnace

Fiery furnace

[edit] Christian martyrs

Execution of Damian and Cosme

Martyrdom of Saint Barnabas

[edit] Burning of Jews by Christians

Burning of Jews during the black death

Burning of Jews

1493

[edit] Church executions

[edit] Execution of alleged witches

1447	1571	1574	1585
1587	1587

[edit] Joan of Arc

19th century print showing Joan at the stake

Painting

[edit] Execution of accused in herecy

Paul of Kolomna

[edit] Execution of templar knights

Templars at the stake

Templars at the stake

[edit] Inquisition

St Dominic presiding over an execution

Inquisition at work

Sassetta. Burning of a heretic

[edit] Execution of reformers

Burning of Jan Hus	Burning of Jan Hus	Burning of Jan Hus	Execution of Savonarole in Florence
Execution of Tyndale	Execution of Thomas Cranmer	Execution of the Protestants martyrs, Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer

[edit] Execution of homosexuals

1482, excution of the knight of Hollenberg and his servants

[edit] Protestant executions

Execution of Michel Servet (background) by Calvin in Genève

[edit] Execution of American natives

Execution of Inca chief

[edit] Execution of Colonel Crawford

Exécution du Colonel Crawford, 1792