"Little Ease" - a cell only four feet square and nine feet high, in which it was impossible to lie down. "The Duke of Exeter's Daughter" and "Skeffington's Gyves" - two of the many excruciating versions of the rack. This text offers an account of instruments of torture through the ages.
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Would you care to lay with the Duke of Exeter's daughter?,
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This review is from: Rack, Rope and Red-Hot Pincers: A History of Torture and Its Instruments (Paperback)
This book discusses the history of torture, from the
medieval to 1850. Roughly half of its material is about
England (mainly the Tower of London), and the other half
miscellaneous areas of continental Europe. It covers the
well known instruments, such as the rack, iron maiden, and
guillotine. There are also a lot of rare ones, such as the
Duke of Exeter's invention. There are even muzzles for
nagging wives, and topless public bull whipping of female
criminals. Some wild stuff!
18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Rack, Rope and Red-Hot Pincers: A History of Torture and Its Instruments (Paperback)
I found this book to be lacking in detail and scope it concentrates on Europe mainly UK. It doesn't even come close to potraying the ingenuity or dark imgination of humanity. If I were to sum it up in one word "boring" Next!
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A Red-Hot Read,
By The Comtesse DeSpair (http://asylumeclectica.com) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rack, Rope and Red-Hot Pincers: A History of Torture and Its Instruments (Paperback)
Another easy to read, quickly digested, and entertaining volume chock full of torment, gore, and woe from Geoffrey Abbott.
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