re: 13 Unbeliveably Cruel Torture Devices Throughout History

iron maiden is BS. No evidence it was ever used and only got famous because of one specimen that was in a museum, at a time when a lot of torture devices were made up to get the crowds in, ala PT Barnum and his sideshows.

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The iron maiden is often associated with the Middle Ages.[1] However, no account has been found earlier than 1793, although medieval torture devices were catalogued and reproduced during the 19th century.

Wolfgang Schild, a professor of criminal law, criminal law history, and philosophy of law at the University of Bielefeld, has argued that supposed iron maidens were pieced together from artifacts found in museums to create spectacular objects intended for (commercial) exhibition.[2]

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for this reason, I have trouble believing a lot of torture devices and their true authenticity.