Man's Inhumanity to Man
A History of Torture and Execution throughout Time.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/hung-drawn-and-quartered
28th Nov 2022 - Although not specifically a Device, the "Process" being ''Hung, Drawn and Quartered'' was perhaps one of the most gruesome and effective in the Middle …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/knee-splitter
28th Nov 2022 - Used in the 15th thru 18th Centuries, (especially by The Spanish Inquisition), The ''Knee Splitter'' was easy to make and of course - it's …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/tongue-ripper
28th Nov 2022 - The ''Tongue Ripper'' was a rather unpleasant device which was popular during The Spanish Inquisition (Spain) – around the 15th Century. In esse …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/witches-spider
28th Nov 2022 - A variation of The ''Breast Ripper'', ''Spanish Tickler'' and perhaps The Turcas – The ''Witches Spider'' was a horrible Spanish and French Tort …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/witches-ladder
28th Nov 2022 - As we have seen, ''Burning at The Stake'' was a ''popular'' form of Punishment and Execution used for convicted Heretics to Christianity. Starting in …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/judas-chair
28th Nov 2022 - Seen in a variety of 14th/15th Century European nations, this device was truly cruel. A simple long legged stool (made of wood and similar to a modern …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/garrote-chair
28th Nov 2022 - Popular in Spain during the Middle Ages, The ''Garrote Chair'' is often misrepresented as a form of Execution exclusively. A device consist …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-threefold-death
28th Nov 2022 - The ''Process'' of what was said to be The ''Threefold Death'' was an alluded to method of execution suffered by ''Heroic'' figures (King, Gods, etc,) …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/execution-sword
28th Nov 2022 - These "Swords" were not intended for Combat (nor could they probably be used as such). Similar in design to a Straight Sword (and about 30 to 40 inche …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-horse-pull
28th Nov 2022 - The Torture and Execution practice known as The ''Horse Pull'' is actually many centuries older than The Middle Ages. The practice may go b …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/military-branding
27th Nov 2022 - As we have seen with it’s Civilian applications – the practice of Branding involved the scarring of a Person by means of a super heated me …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/branding
27th Nov 2022 - The practice of Branding, is the placing of a symbol or related item of recognition upon the body of another human being, by the burning of one's fles …