1. Medieval Punishments
By: Emma Davis 5th

2. Middle Ages
Time when kings and queens would rule harshly to stay in control
This lead to punishments that were sometimes even more violent and more ethically wrong than the crime itself
Time of unfairness dealing with social status

3. Torture Most controversial type of punishment
Was used to acquire information, as a punishment, or to control the group in which the victim belongs
Most used during the Spanish Inquisition
Most well known torture device was the rack

4. Simple Devices of Torture
Toe wedges
Apparatuses for crushing head, toes, thumbs, and feet
Tongue slicer
Copper boot
Scottish boot

5. Painful tortures
Juda cradle
Breast ripper
Cat’s paw
The pear

6. Other Tortures
Cage confinement
Water torture
Whirligig

7. Other Facts about Torture
Torture chambers-in lower parts of the castle
Torture dungeons were very small; some measuring only 11 feet by 7 feet
Ten to twenty prisoners were confined at the same time
Torture was finally abolished in England in 1640

8. Execution Position of executioner Execution by fire Decapitation
Quartering
Hanging
Clemency

9. Conclusion
The Middle Ages was a very violent and gory time of history.
There were many cruel and brutal punishments
Although our society today still has some cruelties, we have greatly evolved to become much more civilized.