November
24
/ 2018
The Medieval period is often called (rightly or wrongly) one of the most brutal eras in European history. One of the most notorious features of the Middle Ages was the use of torture. Although torture had already been used by various societies since ancient times, Medieval Europe is particularly infamous for it. This may be partially due to the assortment of devices the medieval torturer had at his disposal, some of which have survived to this day, and are now displayed in museums. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"54763","attributes":{"alt":"16th century depiction of Medieval torture. (Public Domain)","class":"media-image","height":"481","style":"width: 610px; height: 481px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] 16th century depiction of Medieval torture. ( Public Domain) The Infamous Rack The English word ‘torture’ has its roots in the Latin ‘torquere’, which means ‘to
