History of Medieval Crime & Punishment The History of Medieval Crime and punishment is filled with harsh punishments. The punishments were harsh because the overall system was influenced by the Church and such punishments were given in order to create fear in the hearts of the people and to keep...
Although there were gaols, they were generally used to hold a prisoner awaiting trial rather than as a means of punishment. Fines, shaming (being placed in stocks), mutilation (cutting off a part of the body) or death were the most common forms of medieval punishment. Loading… There was ...
Medieval Punishment- Methods of Medieval punishment, executions, and the role of the executioner in different countries. Medieval Medicine- A history of Medieval Medicine from the 5th Century till the late Middle Ages. Medieval Art Gothic Art- Gothic Art as a communal art. Some notes onGothic Sc...
The Spanish Spider - A variant of the breast ripper, the Spanish Spider is an instrument capable of mutilating a woman's breasts. Pillory Torture - A mild form of punishment, the pillory was frequently used in the medieval world.Crocodile Tube - The crocodile tube was used to kill or ...
Some forms of Medieval Entertainment had their roots in the Roman times. Romans had a passion for performances in the circus and amphitheatre, as well as for chariot races, horse races, foot races, combat of animals, and feats of strength and agility. A taste for similar amusements can be ...
At the Supreme Court of judgment, in parallel with the existing legal rules, it was creating new legal rules. The prince had judicial responsibilities and he was the last court who could judge different facts and gave the sentence about punishment, including the death sentence. 鈥Ionu-Marian ...
The garrotte was another name for hanging in the Middle Ages during the middle Ages lawmakers were always looking for ways to improve punishment techniques and in the 18th century, the idea of slow strangulation was an idea that became popular amongst lawmakers. Garotte Torture Device The Head Cr...
The western Catholic Church had extraordinarily mixed feelings about eunuchs. This can be seen in the life of Peter Abelard, the twelfth-century philosopher and theologian who was castrated as punishment for his affair with Héloïse d’Argenteuil. Abelard describes his downfall in a letter, often...
Wunderli shows that although adultery cases ‘flooded the court’ in the late fifteenth century, conviction rates were low. Conviction entailed the enforcement of punishment, penance and/or compensation or child support, but even if few were convicted, adultery prosecutions served a social purpose....
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