1. Making the Punishment Fit the Crime and Medieval Torture
By Lucy Field

2. Medieval Torture
During Medieval times, the torture was very violent and gory. Torture chambers began to be included in many castles. Different types of torture was used depending on what the criminal had done and their importance in society.
The objective of torture in the Middle Ages was to intimidate or punish. It was also used to get information from witnesses or offenders.

3. Forms of torture Ripping out of teeth or nails Beating Boiling
Bone Breaking
Burning
Choking
Dislocation
Drowning
Roasting
Starvation
Tongue Removal
Limb or finger removal

4. Forms of torture
Types of inflicting pain was compression of limbs (compressed with special instruments or rope), injection of liquids/substances (e.g. water, oil or vinegar) into the accused person’s body.

5. Making the punishment fit the crime
Rebellion/ treason
Being hung or executed. Just before death you would be quartered alive.
Heresy(going against the king)
Resulted in death
Vagrancy (a nomad)
In the 1530s you would be whipped. In the 1540s you would be killed
Witchcraft
Mostly being burnt at the stake or hung. Also could include being naked and left in the sun.

6. Making the punishment fit the crime
Theft
Being publicly tortured (e.g. put in the stocks)
Fraud
Put in the stocks, then imprisoned
Murder
Resulted in death. Either hung or executed

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