Man's Inhumanity to Man
A History of Torture and Execution throughout Time.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/strappado
26th Nov 2022 - Another procedure (as opposed to a device), ''Strappado'' involved securing the Victims to a cross bar by the arms (wrists or forearms) - a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bilboes
26th Nov 2022 - Bilboes were a form of restraint device used roughly starting in the 17th Century AD forward. Similar to Iron Cuffs with attached chains, The Bil …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-brazen-bull-of-phalaris
26th Nov 2022 - An Ancient form of slow Torture/Execution, The ''Brazen Bull'' goes back to Ancient Greece (4th Century B.C.). - to the Tyrant Phalaris. I …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-gunners-daughter
26th Nov 2022 - As we have seen, life in The Military in times past, was full of deprivations) regardless of Nation or Era). Poor pay and food, not to mention disease …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/guillotine
26th Nov 2022 - The ''Guillotine'' was an effective device was created by a French Physician in 1789. The construction was simple. A wooden bench or platform was …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bastinado
26th Nov 2022 - The Practice of ''Bastinardo'' goes back well beyond The Middle Ages (and seen in many Countries). The theory was to restrain a Victim's feet (either …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/buck-and-gag
26th Nov 2022 - As we have seen, Punishments within Armies in Centuries past were designed to be cruel and unforgettable. One such punishment was known as The &l …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/castration
26th Nov 2022 - The process of Castration is thousands of years old. Used originally as a form of Religious procedure for Ancient Priests and Holy Men, Castration was …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/schwedentrunk
26th Nov 2022 - A particularly gruesome Torture, born out of Europe’s Thirty Year War – The Swedish Schwedentrunk (aka “The Swedish Drink”), w …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/abacination
26th Nov 2022 - This type of Punishment and Torture is ancient in theory and practice. Abacination was the practice of blinding a person by placing a red hot iro …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/damnatio-ad-bestias
26th Nov 2022 - The term ''Damnatio ad Bestias'' was an Ancient Roman form of Execution – likened to a ''Bloodsport''. It was a form of entertainment for The Lo …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/combing
26th Nov 2022 - A variation on the previously discussed Device known as "The Spanish Tickler", the Practice of Combing was part Torture and part Execution (if need be …