The rack became one of the most infamous instruments of torture in medieval Europe, used to extract confessions in cases of treason and heresy. Though never formally sanctioned under English common ...

A guillotine looming menacingly outside the Freedom Tower evokes terrifying references ranging from the industrial-scale beheadings of the French Revolution to the U ...

During the Middle Ages, torture was considered a legitimate way to extract confessions, punish offenders, and perform executions. Some methods were considerably crueler than others — these 10 being ...