Man's Inhumanity to Man
A History of Torture and Execution throughout Time.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/crucifixion
24th Nov 2022 - The practice of Crucifixion is derives from Ancient Rome. Used as a Torture/Execution method for Traitors or Sedition, the practice involved the accus …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-scavengers-daughter
24th Nov 2022 - Originating during the reign of King Henry VIII (England), The ''Scavenger's Daughter'' was an "A"-frame shaped instrument mounted on a spinning pivot …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-saw
24th Nov 2022 - From the 12/13th Century, The Saw was another of History's most gruesome implements of Torture and Death. A Victim (having been convicted of everythin …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/cropping
24th Nov 2022 - More of a Procedure than a Device, Cropping was the act of cutting or chopping off the ears of an Offender. This was most accomplished by sword or kni …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-blood-eagle
24th Nov 2022 - This 4th Century Norse Age procedure for Torture and Execution is hotly debated by many Historians. Many feel that the few documents of the procedure …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/pearl-of-anguish
24th Nov 2022 - The absolutely "Evil" Device known as The ''Pearl of Anguish'' - began to appear in the mid-15th Century. Made of iron or other metal, it was a h …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/gespickter
24th Nov 2022 - A horrible Torture and Punishment method seen in limited used in 15th Century Germany, The Gespickter was used to extract both information and to puni …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/brodequin
24th Nov 2022 - A particularly brutal Medieval Torture device - was The ''Brodequin''. The Victim would be placed onto a wooden chair or similar seat (in a sitting po …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/breast-ripper
24th Nov 2022 - The Device(s) known as a ''Breast Ripper'' was used primarily on Women accused of Adultery or other Violations against ''Family Honor' …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/thumbscrews
24th Nov 2022 - Seen in the Middle Ages, ''Thumbscrews'' were instruments quite ''effective'' in information gathering. A simple vise-like device (in various designs) …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/turcas
24th Nov 2022 - Popular in Spain during the Late Middle Ages, The Turcas were basically vice-grips. Inside the vices were plates with raised metal bumps or studs. The …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/heretics-fork
24th Nov 2022 - Composed of a metal bar with two forks or prongs, The ''Heretic's Fork'' was a device which had a leather strap attached (for stability). Positio …