Punishment and Torture
in History






Steps of Torture in Witchcraft Trials

Slave Punishment 1619-1865

Methods
Rack and Ladder
Pressing
Strappado and Squassation
Water Torture
Instruments of Torture
Germany 1527
Christine Böffman 1631
Herr Lirtzen 1631

Punishment
Birching
The Brank or Scold's Bridle
The Horse

Humiliation
Drunkard's Cloak
The Pillory
Shrew's Fiddle





Torture Devices
The Breast Ripper
The Claw
The Heretic's Fork
The Iron Maiden
The Judas Cradle
The Pear
The Scavenger's Daughter
The Thumbscrew
The Torture Chair

Slow Execution
The Garotte
The Gibbet
The Head Crusher

Customs & Traditions
Victorian Anti-Masturbation Devices
The Lupercalia - Ancient Rome
The Pomlázka - Czechoslovakia
The Vihta - Finland
The Cilice - Roman Catholic
Self-Flagellation - Worldwide




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