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No. the use of torture today is as wide spread as it was in the middle ages, However with increased levels of education and the use of Psychology chemicals and mechanisms that were not even dreamed of in those days added to a World population that is far bigger then it has ever been. today the use torture of people at the hand of all society's is alive and well.
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When did the torture end in the middle ages?
Torture continued throughout the middle ages, and only began to disappear during the Eighteenth Century. The US Military and many other countries still use it.
What sort of torture where there in the middle ages?
beheading
How were drunks punished in the middle ages?
torture
Was torture used a lot in the middle ages?
stretching machine
Why did the medicine and health get worse in the Middle Ages?
i think it was the barber surgeons
What is the opposite of Middle Ages?
There was no opposite of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages were a time from the 5th century to the 15th. They were not a period of darkness and misery, as some people would say; for most people they were not much better or worse than other times. They were not a time of especially great superstition, compared to, for example, the Renaissance, with its witch hunts and government sponsored inquisitions. They were just a time.
What was a thumbscrew in the middle ages?
It was a torture device. Basically like a vice, your thumbs were placed inside and crushed. Sometimes slowly if they were trying to get a confession.
Were peasants in the middle ages tortured often?
I would say medieval peasants were not normally tortured during the Middle Ages. Stocks were used for some crimes, and these constrained the person being punished while passersby might throw things at them. During the Middle Ages, this was probably not considered torture, though it might be today. The Church made a number of somewhat effective bans on torture at various times during the Middle Ages. The result of this was that in many places, but not all, torture was only used in situations where it was considered important enough to risk running afoul of the Church authorities. This meant that torture was often used only in cases of treason. Peasants were nearly never accused of treason because they were nearly never in a position to commit treason. They could rebel or revolt, but that is not the same thing. There were exceptions that involved secular authorities, but these were mostly cases where the ruler was unusually arrogant and cruel. On the other hand, there were times during the Middle Ages when officers of the Church itself might have been guilty of torture while they were prosecuting people accused of heresy. Some of these people were doubtless peasants. They were normally given some chance to avoid punishment by recanting, so they could avoid punishment, but I suppose that did not always happen. There were a few among them accused of witchcraft, but this was very unusual during the Middle Ages, as the witch hunts we hear about all took place after the Middle Ages ended.
Was a pendulum one of the torture tools during the middle ages?
No, it was just from a story by Edgar Allan Poe called The Pit and the Pendulum written in 1842
Who invented the iron maiden torture?
Although it is mostly associated with the middle ages, the iron maiden torture device was not invented until the 19th century. Most historians believe that its usage is a complete myth and was, in fact, a hoax.
What are the crimes for people that was in the chair of torture in middle ages?
Different world views, "wrong" religion, witches - mostly everything that didn't fit the current worldview
What is the period in Europe between AD 500 and 1500 known as?
The period of time from 500 AD to 1500 AD is called the Middle Ages.
