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The above was a rather sick though unfortunately typical method of torture/execution used in the Spanish inquisition. The victim was placed in the iron collar and the screw was driven through his neck. | The above was a rather sick though unfortunately typical method of torture/execution used in the Spanish inquisition. The victim was placed in the iron collar and the screw was driven through his neck. | ||
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Revision as of 13:37, May 23, 2007
Methods of torture used in the Spanish inquisition
In 1252 the way was opened for the Spanish inquisition when Pope Innocent IV authorized torture as a means of getting information confessions from accused heretics, which nobody expected.
File:Torture device.jpg File:Torture device in use.jpg
The above was a rather sick though unfortunately typical method of torture/execution used in the Spanish inquisition. The victim was placed in the iron collar and the screw was driven through his neck.