Man's Inhumanity to Man

A History of Torture and Execution throughout Time.

Foot Roasting

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/foot-roasting 26th Nov 2022 - A popular form of torture in Ancient Rome, ''Foot Roasting'' would prevail well into the Late Middle Ages - and even into the 20th Century. …

The Gas Chamber

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-gas-chamber 26th Nov 2022 - Perhaps the most terrifying method of Execution – The ‘’Gas Chamber’’ is a method of inhalation poisoning, used my many …

The Ordeal of The Cross

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-ordeal-of-the-cross 26th Nov 2022 - NOT to be confused with ‘’Crucifixion’’ – The ‘’Ordeal of The Cross’’ was an actual method of de …

The Ordeal of Cold Water

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-ordeal-of-cold-water 26th Nov 2022 - A ‘’popular’’ concept of ‘’Judgment’’ used against Witches or Persons accused of Fraud in 8th Century …

Iron Chair

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/iron-chair 25th Nov 2022 - In it's varied forms, The ''Iron Chair'' construction could be as simple as several steel or brass straps place over a fire or related heat sourc …

Flagellation

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/flagellation 25th Nov 2022 - The method of Torture and Punishment called ''Flagellation'' - has been around since before The Middle Ages. Often known as "Flogging"  or ''Scou …

Water Torture

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/water-torture 25th Nov 2022 - Still a "staple" Water Torture, was more of a procedure rather than device or tool. Very old (possibly going back to the 1st Century BC), water being …

Crux Simplex

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/crux-simplex 24th Nov 2022 - Not to be confused with Impalement (but from which the process did develop), Crux Simplex was a form of Torture and ultimate Execution, practiced (rar …

Forced Suicide

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/forced-suicide 24th Nov 2022 - The practice of Forced Suicide, or the taking of One's Life through coercion is many Centuries old. It was seen in many Cultures as a form of respecte …

Chinese Lingchi

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/chinese-lingchi 24th Nov 2022 - Also known as ''The Death by A Thousand Cuts'' – The Chinese Practice known as ''Lingchi'' was first recorded in the 9th Century AD, as a means …

The ''Street Sweeper's Daughter''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-street-sweepers-daughter 24th Nov 2022 - Devised in Feudal Russia, The ''Street Sweeper's Daughter'' was a “compression” Torture device (similar in physics to “The Scavenger …

Scottish Maiden

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/scottish-maiden 24th Nov 2022 - The name ''Scottish Maiden'' was given to an execution device used in Scotland beginning in 1564 AD. In essence, The ''Maiden'' was a shortened versio …