The Middle Ages spanning from the 5th to the 15th century were marked by a harsh system of justice that often involved the use of torture to extract confessions and punish wrongdoers While torture was not exclusive to this time period it became increasingly prevalent in Europe during the Middle Ages and was seen as a legitimate tool of justice by both church and state
Just the sight of a torture device would frighten a prisoner into a confession Torture devices were therefore used as a tool or a method for the extraction of information or confessions List of Medieval Torture Devices The instruments or torture devices used in Medieval times included some of the following terrible devices tools or machines
Selection of crushing torture devices Even before the invention of the vise crushing the various appendages was a popular form of torture The earliest methods would see the victim sandwiched between a pair of boards and more and more weight piled on top If they didn t confess or spill the beans then they would end up being crushed to death
Many torture devices were utilized by Sir Hank Fieron and his three daughters Gibbet Rack and Maiden While inside Torcia Tower the three sisters could freely maneuver the devices A ball gag is a device placed in the mouth and tied around the head to incapacitate the victim s ability to speak Gibbet utilizes one while breaking into Hargain Crossrosier s mansion
But in Britain the practice was used as torture Whereas their Southeast Asian and Carthaginian counterparts would use the practice for a convicted criminal England preferred to impose the sentence on the accused who refused to plead guilty or not guilty And there was no better example than the lone example of crushing or getting
The Middle Ages spanning from the 5th to the 15th century were marked by a harsh system of justice that often involved the use of torture to extract confessions and punish wrongdoers While torture was not exclusive to this time period it became increasingly prevalent in Europe during the Middle Ages and was seen as a legitimate tool of justice by both church and state
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Despite its simplicity this device was remarkably effective in crushing the bones of the fingers To intensify the torment torturers often applied this method to each finger individually enhancing the victim s agony with every finger crushed The thumbscrew is a torture device that originated in early modern Europe While the standard
Unlike some other medieval torture devices its main purpose was for execution not just torture People were executed by the breaking wheel in one of two ways In the first the victim was killed when their executioner dropped a large wheel on them breaking their bones In the second the victim was tied to the wheel so the executioner could
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Ah so you want to learn all about torture devices Well you ve come to the right place Thumbs as well as fingers and toes are placed into the device with screws being tightened crushing and breaking bones For those extra naughty criminals the screws would have spikes attached to them to increase the level of pain 4 THE HOOK
The spikes were placed into the traitor s flesh and once embedded into the leg the screws were tightened drawing the two wooden blocks and the spikes closer together slowly crushing the knee Lovely There you have it 7 of our favourite torture devices historically enjoyed by the likes of Guy Fawkes
Many torture devices were utilized by Sir Hank Fieron and his three daughters Gibbet Rack and Maiden While inside Torcia Tower the three sisters could freely maneuver the devices A ball gag is a device placed in the mouth and tied around the head to incapacitate the victim s ability to speak Gibbet utilizes one while breaking into Hargain Crossrosier s mansion
6 Torture Device The Rack Arguably the most medieval famous torture device on this list and the chosen way to demonstrate torture in every film and television series you ve ever seen We don t know when the rack was first introduced as a torture device; some of our earliest recordings of this method are as far back as Ancient Greece
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The Head Crusher emerged as one of the most sinister and barbaric tools in the torturer s sadistic arsenal during this time This ghastly torture device designed to inflict excruciating pain and suffering upon its victims stands as a testament to the darkest depths of human cruelty Read more Read more An Instrument of Torture
On of the first recorded instances of the thumb crusher being employed as a torture device dates back to the late 16th century in Scotland The execution of a man named Patrick Gillespie in 1597 is the earliest documented case This excruciating process would lead to the crushing of bones mutilation of flesh and intense pain The victim s
2 The brazen bull also known as the Sicilian Bull was a disputed torture device allegedly stemming from Ancient Greece specifically the city state of Akragas Designed during the reign of the tyrant Phalaris r 570 554 BCE by Perillos of Athens the bull as recorded by Diodorus Siculus was supposedly made from bronze but hollowed out
Other common torture devices included the thumbscrews iron boots and knee splitters all designed to crush or mutilate specific body parts The iron chair a seat studded with sharp spikes was used to pierce the flesh and cause severe bleeding and infection The rack wheel and pulley were used to stretch and dislocate limbs
6 The breaking wheel was a gruesome and torturous device Also known as the Catherine wheel it was a macabre invention employed to inflict excruciating pain and death upon its victims Sometimes the wheel would have an iron rim to ease the process of crushing people s bones As a torture device the wheel was used to shatter bones and
Disturbingly people who were sentenced to crushing hadn t even been found guilty of anything Instead this pressing was supposed to coerce them into entering a plea Crushing was one of many Medieval execution methods that were initially intended to coerce confessions out of alleged criminals
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Crushing device that shattered bones Despite its horrors medieval torture was seen as a necessary evil People believed that the pain would deter crime extract confessions and purify the soul But history tells us that such brutality often led to coerced confessions fear and injustice New torture devices were created such as the