Thumbscrews
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interesting information about Medieval Torture and Punishment, specifically Thumbscrews,
during the era
Torture and
Punishment - Thumbscrews
During the Medieval times inflicting pain and torture was an accepted form of
punishment or interrogation. The cruel and pitiless torturers were induced to inflict the horrors
of torture or punishment, including the Thumbscrews, on the pitiful prisoners.
Different types of torture or methods of punishment were inflicted, depending on the
crime and the social status of the victim,
using various methods and various types of devices
or instruments.
The Law, Crime,
Torture and Punishment - Thumbscrews
There were no laws or rules
to protect the treatment of prisoners
who faced torture or punishment, such as the Thumbscrews.
No matter what the type of torture or punishment
was used it was seen as a totally legitimate means for
justice to extract confessions, obtain the names of accomplices, obtain
testimonies or confessions or to
impose a penalty, sanctioned by law for a wrong committed.
The following description provides facts and information about the Thumbscrews.
Facts and
Information about the Thumbscrews
The use of thumbscrews was a common method of inflicting intense pain on
prisoners. The thumbscrew was a simple device designed to crush whatever
was inserted. Typically thumbs, but even fingers or toes, were placed in
the vice and slowly crushed. The crushing process was achieved by
varying degrees of the screws which were applied and its toothed iron
bars. The force of Medieval Thumbscrews was such that they bone could be
crushed and broken. The Medieval Thumbscrews were useful to
interrogators as they were a portable means of torture and not
restricted to the confines of the torture chamber.
Medieval Torture and Punishment - Thumbscrews
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