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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), ...

Domain: Law enforcement; Category: Crime & punishment

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 ...

Domain: Law enforcement; Category: Crime & punishment

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 ...

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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 ...

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This kind of torture also been used throughout the middle age time. The convict was placed inside the "coffin". Torturers were well-known for forcing overweight victims into the device, or ...

Domain: Law enforcement; Category: Crime & punishment

In 15th century Romania; the victim was forced to sit on a sharp and thick pole. When the pole was then raised upright, the victim was left to slide down the pole with their own weight. The victim ...

Domain: Law enforcement; Category: Crime & punishment

One of the most sadistic of all torture techniques involved having a cage with one open side strapped against the victim's body. It would then be filled with large rodents and a heating element which ...

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