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 ...

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 ...

The English historian James Anthony Froude once said. “Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself”. And it would ...

Seeing some images of olden times may seem somewhat cartoonish. Because these events happened a long time ago, they can appear to be overly simplified and unrealistic. However, what isn’t amusing at ...