The cat of nine tails was a medieval torture device. It was a stick with cords tied to sharp objects and used for whipping criminals. The criminals did whatever was considered worthy of a beating. So if you bad-mouthed authority you'd likely get it, since Romans and others who used this punishment were big on authority. Or if you did something worthy of death, they might torture you before executing you just because they could.
Punishments of Australian convicts included:flogging, often with the cat o' nine tailsloss and/or reduction of rationssolitary confinementhard labour
Punishments of Australian convicts included:flogging, often with the cat o' nine tailsloss and/or reduction of rationssolitary confinementhard labour
it was used in Australia to punish the convicts and criminals for misbehaviour
The cat-o'-nine-tails is used for physical punishment. In prisons, it was used on adult convicts. It is a multi-tailed whip which causes severe punishment notably in the Royal Navy and Army of the United Kingdom.
Captain Cook had nothing to do with the convicts. He died nine years before the convicts arrived in New South Wales.
Captain Cook had nothing to do with the convicts. He died nine years before the convicts arrived in New South Wales.
Punishments of Australian convicts included:flogging, often with the cat o' nine tailsloss and/or reduction of rationssolitary confinementhard labour
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A cat of nine tails is a Roman whip.
Punishments of Australian convicts included:flogging, often with the cat o' nine tailsloss and/or reduction of rationssolitary confinementhard labour
The Cat o' Nine Tails was created in 1971.
Cat' o nine tails. Sometimes shortened to simply, "The Cat"