History’s Top Ten Most Brutal Torture Methods and Devices

Sep 24

Written By TFU the Podcast

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Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

10. Keelhauling

Black Sails - Blackbeard's Keelhauling Death (Begin at 2:49)

9. Impalement

Bamboo Torture — Bamboo Torture

8. Boiling/Burned Alive

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The Brazen Bull — The Brazen Bull

7. Flaying

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6. Saw Torture

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5. Hanged, Drawn and Quartered

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4. The Rack

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3. Rat Torture

2. The Head Crusher

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1. Scaphism

Honorable mentions of other insane Medieval torture devices:

Breast Ripper — Breast Ripper

Pear of Anguish — Pear of Anguish

Judas Cradle — Judas Cradle

Spanish Donkey — Spanish Donkey

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