Medieval contraptions and torture devices are on view at the new LA museum. (all photos courtesy the Medieval Torture Museum) “The Medieval Torture Museum is meant to feed off the emotions of people ...

You may think that the endless security lines at the airport are torturous - but they are child's play compared with what heretics and criminals faced in the Middle Ages. Medieval torture was used ...

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During the Middle Ages, torture was considered a legitimate way to extract confessions, punish offenders, and perform executions. Some methods were considerably crueler than others — these 10 being ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. What's more exciting about a Sims game set in medieval times than the olde-fashioned opportunities that miserable era affords players for putting ...

Medieval torture was used both to extract confessions and to punish the convicted prior to execution Torture exhibits are cleverly marketed all over Europe - but most aren%27t genuine In a handful of ...

Have you ever been walking down St. George Street in St. Augustine and come across The Medieval Torture Collection? I’d passed it more than a few times, and finally decided that wanted to see what was ...

Medieval Historian Matt Lewis delves into the grisly details of medieval torture techniques. We cover everything from what it was like to be 'hung, drawn, and quartered' to the terrifying specialties ...

A Medieval skeleton discovered in Italy has shown "signs of decapitation" and is believed to be the first case of a "torture wheel" in the country. The research, published in the Journal of ...