victim check state it’s on a power trip check terrifying apparatus designed to
check terrifying apparatus designed to
check terrifying apparatus designed to mutilate check looks like we’ve got
mutilate check looks like we’ve got
mutilate check looks like we’ve got everything we need welcome to
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we’re counting down the top five seriously twisted facts about medieval
seriously twisted facts about medieval
seriously twisted facts about medieval torture before we begin we publish new
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content medieval torture practices have
content medieval torture practices have been grossly exaggerated over the years
been grossly exaggerated over the years
been grossly exaggerated over the years but even when you strip away the myths
but even when you strip away the myths
but even when you strip away the myths and get down to the bare bones of it the
and get down to the bare bones of it the
and get down to the bare bones of it the real facts are no less grizzly or
real facts are no less grizzly or
real facts are no less grizzly or horrifying take you head on the Block
torture was employed in medieval times
torture was employed in medieval times for a variety of reasons as a non fatal
for a variety of reasons as a non fatal
for a variety of reasons as a non fatal punishment as means of extracting a
punishment as means of extracting a
punishment as means of extracting a confession and as a method of execution
confession and as a method of execution
confession and as a method of execution befitting the alleged crime treason
befitting the alleged crime treason
befitting the alleged crime treason shall never go unpunished bring me his
shall never go unpunished bring me his
shall never go unpunished bring me his head while popular media makes it look
head while popular media makes it look
head while popular media makes it look like beheadings took place in the public
like beheadings took place in the public
like beheadings took place in the public square every afternoon in the real world
square every afternoon in the real world
square every afternoon in the real world they were rare occurrences a beheading
they were rare occurrences a beheading
they were rare occurrences a beheading sure sounds like a grisly way to go by
sure sounds like a grisly way to go by
sure sounds like a grisly way to go by modern standards back in the day it was
modern standards back in the day it was
modern standards back in the day it was considered a mercy a quick painless
considered a mercy a quick painless
considered a mercy a quick painless death
death
death typically reserved for nobility to the
typically reserved for nobility to the
typically reserved for nobility to the lower class they were lucky be hanged if
lower class they were lucky be hanged if
lower class they were lucky be hanged if not they can be drawn and quartered
not they can be drawn and quartered
not they can be drawn and quartered subjected to the breaking wheel or other
subjected to the breaking wheel or other
subjected to the breaking wheel or other such creative and drawn-out methods of
such creative and drawn-out methods of
such creative and drawn-out methods of execution you won’t be talked of
execution you won’t be talked of
execution you won’t be talked of somewhat smack with this up your button
somewhat smack with this up your button
somewhat smack with this up your button number four torture was really a private
number four torture was really a private
number four torture was really a private affair until the Inquisition the Spanish
affair until the Inquisition the Spanish
affair until the Inquisition the Spanish Inquisition is perhaps the most infamous
Inquisition is perhaps the most infamous
Inquisition is perhaps the most infamous of all religious persecution
of all religious persecution
of all religious persecution a series of inquisitions were carried
a series of inquisitions were carried
a series of inquisitions were carried out in the 12th and 13th century
out in the 12th and 13th century
out in the 12th and 13th century intended to root out and punish heretics
intended to root out and punish heretics
intended to root out and punish heretics who went against church doctrine a
who went against church doctrine a
who went against church doctrine a torture wasn’t officially sanctioned
torture wasn’t officially sanctioned
torture wasn’t officially sanctioned until the add extra Panda papal bull
until the add extra Panda papal bull
until the add extra Panda papal bull issued by Pope Innocent the fourth in
issued by Pope Innocent the fourth in
issued by Pope Innocent the fourth in 1252 which permitted it as a means of
1252 which permitted it as a means of
1252 which permitted it as a means of obtaining confessions in trial before
obtaining confessions in trial before
obtaining confessions in trial before that torture was really an unregulated
that torture was really an unregulated
that torture was really an unregulated act of local justice thieves would have
act of local justice thieves would have
act of local justice thieves would have their hands cut off sex offenders would
their hands cut off sex offenders would
their hands cut off sex offenders would undergo genital mutilation
undergo genital mutilation
undergo genital mutilation yada-yada-yada
but with Church sanctioned torture cane
but with Church sanctioned torture cane rules for example you could only torture
rules for example you could only torture
rules for example you could only torture someone once also torture wasn’t
someone once also torture wasn’t
someone once also torture wasn’t supposed to involve mutilation or result
supposed to involve mutilation or result
supposed to involve mutilation or result in death they employed methods like
in death they employed methods like
in death they employed methods like stretching a body on the rack or searing
stretching a body on the rack or searing
stretching a body on the rack or searing the flesh of hot metal you know
the flesh of hot metal you know
the flesh of hot metal you know righteous reasonable torture number
righteous reasonable torture number
righteous reasonable torture number three torture was intended to break the
three torture was intended to break the
three torture was intended to break the body and save the soul torture might
body and save the soul torture might
body and save the soul torture might look like a simple act of sadism but it
look like a simple act of sadism but it
look like a simple act of sadism but it was believed to serve a much higher
was believed to serve a much higher
was believed to serve a much higher purpose medieval Christianity viewed the
purpose medieval Christianity viewed the
purpose medieval Christianity viewed the human body as a vessel for the soul
human body as a vessel for the soul
human body as a vessel for the soul the focus was on the afterlife meaning
the focus was on the afterlife meaning
the focus was on the afterlife meaning that one’s corporeal self was of little
that one’s corporeal self was of little
that one’s corporeal self was of little consequence torture was seen as a means
consequence torture was seen as a means
consequence torture was seen as a means of purifying the body atoning for the
of purifying the body atoning for the
of purifying the body atoning for the earthly sins through the destruction of
earthly sins through the destruction of
earthly sins through the destruction of the physical self so that soul might be
the physical self so that soul might be
the physical self so that soul might be redeemed ha ha ha
redeemed ha ha ha
redeemed ha ha ha believe it or not torturers believe they
believe it or not torturers believe they
believe it or not torturers believe they were helping their victims historical
were helping their victims historical
were helping their victims historical German serial killer and black magic
German serial killer and black magic
German serial killer and black magic practitioner Peter nurse famously killed
practitioner Peter nurse famously killed
practitioner Peter nurse famously killed over 500 people and like to cut babies
over 500 people and like to cut babies
over 500 people and like to cut babies out of pregnant mothers so his eventual
out of pregnant mothers so his eventual
out of pregnant mothers so his eventual torture involves lacerations hot oil and
torture involves lacerations hot oil and
torture involves lacerations hot oil and being tied to the rack more sinful to
being tied to the rack more sinful to
being tied to the rack more sinful to life the more torture a body required ah
life the more torture a body required ah
life the more torture a body required ah number 2 torture was a method of
number 2 torture was a method of
number 2 torture was a method of converting pagans if a confession can be
converting pagans if a confession can be
converting pagans if a confession can be obtained under duress why not a
obtained under duress why not a
obtained under duress why not a conversion to the Christian faith in the
conversion to the Christian faith in the
conversion to the Christian faith in the medieval era Saxons who practice
medieval era Saxons who practice
medieval era Saxons who practice paganism were forced to convert under
paganism were forced to convert under
paganism were forced to convert under the rule of Charlemagne he would conquer
the rule of Charlemagne he would conquer
the rule of Charlemagne he would conquer forced conversion and sentence any who
forced conversion and sentence any who
forced conversion and sentence any who resisted to death in the 10th century
resisted to death in the 10th century
resisted to death in the 10th century Norwegian kings Harold grey hide and all
Norwegian kings Harold grey hide and all
Norwegian kings Harold grey hide and all off the first made it a personal mission
off the first made it a personal mission
off the first made it a personal mission to convert the country to Christianity
to convert the country to Christianity
to convert the country to Christianity in addition to outlawing other religions
in addition to outlawing other religions
in addition to outlawing other religions and ordering the destruction of all
and ordering the destruction of all
and ordering the destruction of all pagan temples anyone who refused to
pagan temples anyone who refused to
pagan temples anyone who refused to adopt the new religion would be
adopt the new religion would be
adopt the new religion would be submitted to torture until they accepted
submitted to torture until they accepted
submitted to torture until they accepted the faith if they held out they’d be
the faith if they held out they’d be
the faith if they held out they’d be killed
killed
killed even Ryan’s afraid of Judaism Hinduism
even Ryan’s afraid of Judaism Hinduism
even Ryan’s afraid of Judaism Hinduism Islam Buddhism shall wither and –
Islam Buddhism shall wither and –
Islam Buddhism shall wither and – according to the logic of the time they
according to the logic of the time they
according to the logic of the time they were being saved either way I’m not
were being saved either way I’m not
were being saved either way I’m not tricking you Theon I’m saving number one
tricking you Theon I’m saving number one
tricking you Theon I’m saving number one middle ages had a thing for penetrative
middle ages had a thing for penetrative
middle ages had a thing for penetrative torture and genital mutilation are you
torture and genital mutilation are you
torture and genital mutilation are you serious
serious
serious bad news torture enthusiast the iron
bad news torture enthusiast the iron
bad news torture enthusiast the iron maiden was never actually used far from
maiden was never actually used far from
maiden was never actually used far from the tree although it certainly looks
the tree although it certainly looks
the tree although it certainly looks medieval it was invented in the 19th
medieval it was invented in the 19th
medieval it was invented in the 19th century by a man who collected torture
century by a man who collected torture
century by a man who collected torture devices would fear not there’s still
devices would fear not there’s still
devices would fear not there’s still plenty of torture devices that were all
plenty of torture devices that were all
plenty of torture devices that were all too real like the strappado the rack and
too real like the strappado the rack and
too real like the strappado the rack and something called rat torture often see
something called rat torture often see
something called rat torture often see an announcement just hang out the worst
an announcement just hang out the worst
an announcement just hang out the worst techniques however seem to target the
techniques however seem to target the
techniques however seem to target the more sensitive body parts the donkey the
more sensitive body parts the donkey the
more sensitive body parts the donkey the Judas cradle the saw and impaling were
Judas cradle the saw and impaling were
Judas cradle the saw and impaling were all torture devices and techniques that
all torture devices and techniques that
all torture devices and techniques that brought the anus vagina or penis in
brought the anus vagina or penis in
brought the anus vagina or penis in contact with extremely sharp objects in
contact with extremely sharp objects in
contact with extremely sharp objects in Jesus cradle what hun Vanegas made and
Jesus cradle what hun Vanegas made and
Jesus cradle what hun Vanegas made and they just kept pushing hard to imagine
they just kept pushing hard to imagine
they just kept pushing hard to imagine why anyone would feel the need to
why anyone would feel the need to
why anyone would feel the need to retroactively Lee invent faux medieval
retroactively Lee invent faux medieval
retroactively Lee invent faux medieval torture devices when techniques this
torture devices when techniques this
torture devices when techniques this grotesque already existed check out this
grotesque already existed check out this
grotesque already existed check out this bad boy oh that’s not bad that comes out
bad boy oh that’s not bad that comes out
bad boy oh that’s not bad that comes out how to cope crunch okay so now we’re
how to cope crunch okay so now we’re
how to cope crunch okay so now we’re getting somewhere
getting somewhere
getting somewhere it’s actually been banned in Saudi
it’s actually been banned in Saudi
it’s actually been banned in Saudi Arabia for being too safe do you agree
Arabia for being too safe do you agree
Arabia for being too safe do you agree with our kicks check out these other
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