Nah the punishment for witchcraft was strangulation in Europe as well (usually hanging). At some point it actually became a crime to accuse people of witchcraft, because in certain religious beliefs it's not possible to even BE a witch, so accusing someone of being a witch means you believed it was possible, which meant you were guilty of heresy, the punishment for which was being burnt at the stake. There's also a number of accused witches who were acquitted, including Henry VIII's great-grandmother Jacquetta of Luxembourg.

Well over 50% of the accused witches in England were acquitted. There is some appalling misinformation out there even in some scholarly publications. Many witches were simply of the wrong Christianity, ie Protestant when the Catholics were in and vice versa. It is a fascinating and incredibly sad history but please be aware of the misinformation, sensationalism and just outrageous claims that detract from the poor men and women who were jailed or tortured but very rarely killed as witches.

yup the salem witch trial

@John Cena but usually those using these tortures were so called Christians

Open christianic minds.....

Organized torture today is still quite common and much more advanced -- the Inquisition didn't dream of acetylene torches and electric drills and such, and God only knows what goes on at Gitmo or the secret special rendition sites.

Or if any of your ancestors were thee torturers 🤷‍♀️😕

Or if the only reason we’re here typing this is because our ancestors were the lucky ones. (In my case I have found one “gentleman” who was the torturer just because he was an impatient bastard. Look up the case of Anne Askew while I blush.)

Did Africans have torture methods? If not then I don’t think so

Don't worry, most of it is used for death sentences in prison

I just visited this museum. It was ok. The video makes it seem so much better than it is. It's literally like a few rooms. 35 bucks and within 15 mins, it's completed. And on top of that, it's all replicas. There are no actual artifacts. Don't feel bad

@@DDR88767 Such a shame they did have the actual implements.

❤❤❤YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FEAR DEATH IF YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, AND TRUST IN HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART, BECAUSE HE ATONED FOR YOU FOR ALL YOUR INSULTS, THAT YOU WOULD OBTAIN PEACE WITH ALMIGHTY GOD, AND GO TO HEAVEN BY HIS GRACE!!!!!❤❤❤!!!❤❤❤!!!❤❤❤!!!❤

You obviously need to visit London .

I been to one at Wisconsin

Yeah, I watched a lot of these during Lockdown, it was a nice escape.

That's horrible what your country is doing about C-19. It's pointless to quarantine anyone.

@@Steve.Cutler Lockdown is not quarantine.

Covid is a globale scam !!!! Tip ; David Martin speaks to EU parliament DR CAMPBELL.

humans are indeed animals, they are at the top of the food chain because its the species that can kill the best.

I didn’t like the lungs part

@@abimaellopezmaylord27lopez7 OR the various forms of impaling.

The usage of ‘executed’

@@TheKberg86x pun intended heheh

*buh dum tuss* 🥁

​@@lucasstaples6637 dang it translated to something weird-

Intriguingly Atrocious

Thats probably why they did it, so the peeps didnt get tortured themselves... But, yeah i see what your saying

Torture everbody and everyone! Gnhrhrgrharaharrrr!

Oh the church is wasaaaaaaaaaaay worse

@@pheonixfire9517 i mean if you refused to give out punishment you could of have been seen as agreeing with the victim and would more than likely face torture as well.

Believe it or not, more than a few torturers were employed as executioners and it was a job that paid (not that well). They got up in the morning, ate breakfast, kissed their wives and children goodbye, and went to work. At the end of the day, they came home, ate dinner, went to bed, and did the same thing the next morning. Please don't get me wrong, I am not playing Devil's advocate, just stating how it was done. I have been studying Torture for years in an effort understand Man's inhumanity toward a fellow Human Being. I DO NOT condone torture in any form. I posted this response to foster intelligent conversation and to see how many others out there are willing to take me up on it.

Yep I was walking in the Loop one day a long time ago and boom there it was on State street right by the Chicago theater. I was like where did that come from

Yep I was walking in the Loop one day a long time ago and boom there it was on State street right by the Chicago theater. I was like where did that come from

This is history. History is always important. Confusing kids about their gender is not.

It's funny because weren't most torture devices invented during the renaissance era? I know the guillotine didn't even come until the industrial era.

The wax figure in the red shirt at 5:49 looks like Rasputin, and is dressed like him too. And he was born in 1869 which is definitely not medieval times.

Me dude

Plus it's also known widely as the joker (from batman) smile .. several versions of Jeremiah aka the joker (esp the Gotham tv version) had this and he even practiced it himself on his followers and foes .. apparently too it was said the screams from the victims ripped the smile wider as was done when they were awake and strapped down 😰😢

Yeah calling it a "fun" fact is a bit of a misnomer 😅

Yep I was walking in the Loop one day a long time ago and boom there it was on State street right by the Chicago theater. I was like where did that come from

Better eat at chic fila BEFORE you come here 😂

Yep I was walking in the Loop one day a long time ago and boom there it was on State street right by the Chicago theater. I was like where did that come from

You're the first person I've seen that has called it for what it is... how absolutely horrendous and disgusting for humans to practice on one another. I cannot believe people had and are experiencing this type of behavior. It's completely unfathomable and so entirely sad.

The Spanish Inquisition was actually not as brutal as people think, and what a bizarre thing to say from the Spanish Inquisition through the Salem Witchcraft as if human depravity was only present for that short period of about a hundred years.

the church ? well you wont get me near it. filled with dishonest and pathetic stories to keep the naiive and silly. it divides people. it makes people uncomfortable about sex and makes damning judgement. the original creator of sin