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Death by burning
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Death by burning, also called immolation, is an execution, murder, or suicide method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and
An 1892 painting showing the 1682 burning of Old Believer leader Avvakum and others in Pustozersk, Russia
An 1892 painting showing the 1682 burning of Old Believer leader Avvakum and others in Pustozersk, Russia
Nero's Torches
Nero's Torches
Tanit with a lion's head
Tanit with a lion's head
An 18th-century illustration of a wicker man. Engraving from A Tour in Wales written by Thomas Pennant
An 18th-century illustration of a wicker man. Engraving from A Tour in Wales written by Thomas Pennant
Joan of Arc
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Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundre
Death by burning
…basically fizzled out by the first half of the 18th century. Notable individuals executed by burning include Jacques de Molay (1314), Jan Hus (1415), Joan of Arc (1431), Girolamo Savonarola (1498), Patrick Hamilton (1528), John Frith (1533), William Tyndale (1536), Michael Servetus (1553), Giordano Bruno (1600…
Speculative portrait, c. late 19th-century, in the style of a 15th-century miniature
Speculative portrait, c. late 19th-century, in the style of a 15th-century miniature
Charles VII of France by Jean Fouquet (c. 1444, Louvre, Paris)
Charles VII of France by Jean Fouquet (c. 1444, Louvre, Paris)
Coronation of Charles VII in Guillaume de Nangis' Chronicon abbreviatum regum Francorum; Joan of Arc stands holding a banner of France to his left. Un
Coronation of Charles VII in Guillaume de Nangis' Chronicon abbreviatum regum Francorum; Joan of Arc stands holding a banner of France to his left. Unknown author (15th century).
Miniature depicting Jeanne d'Arc from The Lives of Famous Women, by Jean Pichore [fr] (1506, Musée Dobrée, Nantes, France)
Miniature depicting Jeanne d'Arc from The Lives of Famous Women, by Jean Pichore [fr] (1506, Musée Dobrée, Nantes, France)