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  2. Giles Corey - Wikipedia

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    Giles Corey (bapt. Tooltip baptized 16 August 1611 – 19 September 1692) was an English-born farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials in the Province of Massachusetts Bay .

  3. The Crucible - Wikipedia

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    The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. ... (who both died in 1699) ... Giles Corey submits his own deposition, accusing Thomas Putnam ...

  4. Peine forte et dure - Wikipedia

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    This is referred to in Arthur Miller's political drama The Crucible, where Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead "aye or nay" to the charge of witchcraft. In the film version of this play, the screenplay of which was also by Miller, Corey is crushed to death for refusing to reveal the name of a source of information.

  5. Crushing (execution) - Wikipedia

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    Peine forte et dure is referred to in Arthur Miller's political drama The Crucible (1953), where Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead "aye or nay" to the charge of witchcraft. In the 1996 film version of this play , the screenplay also written by Arthur Miller, Corey is crushed to death for refusing to reveal the name of a ...

  6. Martha Corey - Wikipedia

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    Martha Corey (née Panon; died September 22, 1692) was accused and convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, on September 9, 1692, and was hanged on September 22, 1692. [3] Her second husband, Giles Corey , was also accused and killed.

  7. Marine recruit died in Parris Island’s final, most ... - AOL

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    The final test for Marine recruits at Parris Island is a grueling 54-hour training exercise called “The Crucible.” In 2021, two recruits collapsed during the challenge and received medical ...

  8. Salem witch trials - Wikipedia

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    Five other women were convicted in 1692, but the death sentence was never carried out: Mary Bradbury (in absentia), Ann Foster (who later died in prison), Mary Lacey Sr. (Foster's daughter), Dorcas Hoar and Abigail Hobbs. Giles Corey was pressed to death during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s in an unsuccessful attempt to force him to enter ...

  9. The Amazing Race Finale Recap: Which Team Conquered the ... - AOL

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    It all comes down to this. At the top of Wednesday’s Season 35 finale of The Amazing Race, the Final 3 teams — Rob and Corey, Greg and John, and Joel and Garrett — depart Dublin, Ireland for ...