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The rack is a torture device that consists of an oblong, rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one, or both, ends, having at one end a fixed bar to which the legs were fastened, and at the other a movable bar to which the hands were tied. The victim's feet are fastened to one roller, and the wrists ...
Pages in category "Medieval instruments of torture" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Whirligig (torture) Wooden horse (device)
Medieval instruments of torture (1 C, 19 P) Modern instruments of torture (1 C, 21 P) Contemporary instruments of torture (7 P) This page was last edited on 2 June ...
The 17th-century perjurer Titus Oates in a pillory. The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. [1]
A torture chamber is a room equipped, and sometimes specially constructed, for the infliction of torture. [3] [4] The medieval torture chamber was windowless and often built underground, dimly lit and specifically designed to induce horror, dread and despair. [5]
Execution wheel (German: Richtrad) with underlays, 18th century; on display at the Märkisches Museum, Berlin The breaking wheel, also known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the (Saint) Catherine('s) Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe from antiquity through the Middle Ages up to the 19th century by breaking the bones of a criminal or ...
A torture museum is a museum that exhibits instruments of torture and provides an insight on the history of torture and its use in human society. Several museums dedicated to the history of torture are located worldwide, but a higher amount are concentrated in Europe .
Pages in category "Instruments of torture" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Breast ripper;