The Great War: 100 Years Ago

Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" Zelle MacLeod us executed by firing squad at Vincennes prison in Paris.  Accused of spying, she was given a one-sided trial with little chance to defend herself, but intelligence documents show that she was indeed a spy… more »

After you speak And what you meant Is plain, My eyes Meet yours that mean, With your cheeks and hair, Something more wise, More dark, And far different. Even so the lark Loves dust And nestles in it The minute Before he must Soar in lone flight So far,… more »

Roger Castment, now considered the "father of twentieth-century human rights investigations," is executed for spying at Pentonville Prison. more »