About this episode

The episode revisits medieval methods of torture and the human capacity for cruelty.

Today we are revisiting an oldie! Episode 13: Torture! It's been around since the beginning of time and it used to almost always involve a spike. Today, Alaina and Ash will discuss the various medieval methods of pain and suffering that could only come from the twisted mind of the human species. Strap in, because this is a rough one.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart

Topics covered

• medieval torture methods
• pain and suffering
• human cruelty
• historical practices
• true crime

Keywords

• torture
• medieval
• pain
• suffering
• true crime
• history
• human nature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Episode 13: Torture

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