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First of all, torture was not as common as people might imagine. There were papal injunctions against it and after the 13th century clergy were prohibited from being involved in any proceedings that included torture.
Ecclesiastical courts were not permitted to torture people during much of the middle ages, but they could be appealed to by people who were qualified for them. These included any clergy, and since clergy were hard to identify, legally they were defined as anyone who could read. In England, passing a standard test qualified any person accused for ecclesiastical court, and the test was to read the 51st Psalm.
Also, in most of Europe, for most of the middle ages, criminals and fugitives could find sanctuary in monasteries and churches, which meant that anyone who was worried about it, or about any sort of abuse, could get refuge.
Clearly torture was used, and there were kings and even dynasties well known for its use. But it was not always used, and it was frowned upon in those days by many people just as it is today.
The crimes for which torture was used were those the authorities most wanted to discourage. Possibly the most important was treason, though this was broadly defined in those days.
What else can I help you with?
Who labeled the Renaissance as dark ages?
The Renaissance was not labeled the "dark ages". Renaissance means "rebrith" and it came AFTER the "dark ages or the middle ages."
What is a another name for the Middle Ages?
Dark Ages and\or Medieval Ages
Why was Charlemagne important?
If he wouldn't of have been there people would still be in the dark ages.
What are five chararistics of the dark ages?
dark ages, middle ages, medieval, feudal, age of faith.
What was the age known before the dark ages?
the age before the dark ages is the high middle ages
Did they were clothes during the dark ages?
People of the dark ages wore clothes, just as people in temperate climates have through all history.
What did religion have to do in the dark ages?
It killed people. Which is what it always does.
What sort of torture where there in the middle ages?
beheading
How were drunks punished in the middle ages?
torture
Who invented the dark ages?
Who was the leader of the dark ages
Who labeled the Renaissance as dark ages?
The Renaissance was not labeled the "dark ages". Renaissance means "rebrith" and it came AFTER the "dark ages or the middle ages."
What is a another name for the Middle Ages?
Dark Ages and\or Medieval Ages
Was torture used a lot in the middle ages?
stretching machine
Was torture in the middle ages worse than any other time?
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.
Rome before the dark ages vs during the dark ages?
Before. Rome fell in 410 AD which started the "dark ages"
Who were important people in the Greek Dark Ages?
Greek orthodox church officials
Why was Charlemagne important?
If he wouldn't of have been there people would still be in the dark ages.
