A bloodcurdling account of instruments of torture through the ages.
Includes:
Little Ease: a cell only four feet square and nine feet high, in which it was impossible to lie down.
Skull Crusher: an iron skull-cap secured by a metal strap with screws on each side, which were tightened until the strap forced the teeth out of the jaw.
The Duke of Exeter's Daughter and Skeffington's Gyves: two of the many excruciating versions of the rack.
The Pendulum: a crescent-shaped , razor-sharp blade suspended from the end of a pendulum, which relentlessly swung ever closer to the victim below.
The Gridiron: a low bench of parallel metal bars with a fire beneath them, which grilled the flesh
and many more gruesome devices...
Includes:
Little Ease: a cell only four feet square and nine feet high, in which it was impossible to lie down.
Skull Crusher: an iron skull-cap secured by a metal strap with screws on each side, which were tightened until the strap forced the teeth out of the jaw.
The Duke of Exeter's Daughter and Skeffington's Gyves: two of the many excruciating versions of the rack.
The Pendulum: a crescent-shaped , razor-sharp blade suspended from the end of a pendulum, which relentlessly swung ever closer to the victim below.
The Gridiron: a low bench of parallel metal bars with a fire beneath them, which grilled the flesh
and many more gruesome devices...