Early form of suspension bridge design.
Ordsall Hall
Large former manor house in the historic parish of Ordsall, Lancashire, England, now part of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester.
Organotherapy
Technique that makes use of extracts derived from animal or human tissues to treat medical conditions.
Orgone
Widely discredited theory of universal life energy developed by the Austrian psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957).
Orgonomy
Redirected to orgone.
Osculum infame
Ritual of a witch paying homage to the Devil by kissing his genitals, anus or feet.
Overtoun Bridge
Bridge over the Overtoun Burn on the western approach road to Overtoun House, near Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland that has attracted international media attention because of the number of dogs that have reportedly leapt from it, often to their deaths after landing on the rocks below.
Oxford Martyrs
Three prominent Protestant clergymen burned alive in 1555-1556 for heresy during the reign of Queen Mary I of England.
Oxgang
Old measurement of land. eight oxgangs equals one carucate or ploughland. One oxgang is the area that could be ploughed by a team of eight oxen in one year.
Padiham witch
Convicted witch who escaped the death penalty because she had caused no harm to anyone.
«123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158Next »