The iron maiden is a torture device widely believed to have been used in Europe during the Middle Ages. This notorious contraption is known by other names, such as the Virgin (a reference to the Virgin Mary), and Jungfer (German for spinster)
From the Pear of Anguish to the Iron Maiden, there was no lack of imagination in medieval torture devices. We look at 26 of the worst below.
The other day, as I was surfing through pictures of medieval torture devices (don't ask), I kept noticing that many such tools were invented by, or at least used in, the Spanish Inquisition.
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The Middle Ages is a period well known for some severe forms of corporal punishment. The idea of punishing one's body was deeply connected to the
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The Commission to Investigate and Report the Most Humane and Practical Method of Carrying into Effect the Sentence of Death in Capital Cases was written in 1887.
Iron maidens? Chastity belts? These objects will make you think twice about what you learned in history class.
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