Beyond the Rack: Medieval Torture's Darkest Instruments #abbasidcaliphate #pyramidsofegypt #history

"Start with chilling scene of dungeon torture then pull back to reveal the political context. Debunk common myths about iron maidens and show real torture devices like the Judas Cradle, Spanish Tickler, and breaking wheel. Explore how torture was less about punishment and more about extracting confessions for political purposes. Detail the role of public executions as social control and entertainment. Reveal how nobility received 'privileged' punishments like beheading rather than hanging. Include specific cases like the torture of Anne Askew during English Reformation. Show how torture methods evolved into modern interrogation techniques. End with how Enlightenment thinking eventually abolished most judicial torture."

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