Kategoria: History
Created by: dnatalia
Number of Blossarys: 60
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The most inhuman torture, the victim would be stripped and made to hang upside down. This is done so that the brain is oxygenated and the victim does not pass out due to the surrounding circumstances ...
Its also known as the Judas Chair or 'the wake' - because the device wouldn't allow the victim to fall a sleep - because certain muscles are contracted. The device or chair was ...
Another device used to get confession from the convict, usually use to extract name of the conspirator. It was said to be the most painful torture. It was a wooden frame usually above ground with ...
This kind of penalty were used during the medieval times in England. It was usually used for high treason. It was recorded that the first ritual was during the reign of King Henry III (1216-1272), ...
By: dnatalia