Man's Inhumanity to Man
A History of Torture and Execution throughout Time.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/burning-wheel
27th Nov 2022 - A ''popular'' 13th Century device, The Burning Wheel was made of iron. Mounted on a rotating hand-cranked bar (suitably raised 2 to 3 feet off the gro …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/battering-wheel
27th Nov 2022 - In a variation of "The Breaking Wheel" or "Catherine" Wheel, The ''Battering Wheel'' was a somewhat more direct device with regards to it's …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/lapidation
27th Nov 2022 - Possibly one of the oldest forms of torture and execution, ''Lapidation'' was death by stoning. Most ancient cultures used this method for everything …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/ash-suffocation
27th Nov 2022 - Another popular method of execution used by The Persians was Ash Suffocation. A specially built container was constructed (of stone). Filled with ash, …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-dunking-stool
27th Nov 2022 - Popular in the 12th/13th Centuries (especially in England), The ''Dunking Stool'' was a device used in Public Humiliation/Torture device initially. A …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-barrel
27th Nov 2022 - A form of "Torture-Punishment" used in 17th thru early 19th Century Europe (and Colonial America). The Barrel was used to punish public drunkenness. A …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/barrel-pillory
27th Nov 2022 - A combination of The Barrel and the Pillory System of Punishments, The Barrel Pillory was another Germanic (and later French), Punishment methods of t …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/pillory
27th Nov 2022 - Similar in theory and practice to The Stocks, The Pillory (or The ''Punishment Circus'', as it was also known as) - consisted of wooden hinged boards, …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/lead-sprinkler
27th Nov 2022 - Sadly based on a Religious anointing tool, The ''Lead Sprinkler'' was a metal gravity activated device. Originally used to apply Holy Water or Oil, th …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-republican-marriage
27th Nov 2022 - “Invented” during “The Reign of Terror” (The French Revolution) in France, The “Republican Marriage” was init …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-shrews-fiddle
27th Nov 2022 - Similar in theory to The Stocks, The ''Shrew's Fiddle'' was a portable device. Made from wood (in two joined components), it was in the shape of …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/knout-whip
27th Nov 2022 - Designed in Russia around the 14th Century, a Knout was akin to the Ancient Roman Scourge. The handle was made of wood (and was around 10 to 15-inches …