Although Elizabethan-Era torture and executions aren’t talked about much in school it was a part of history that should be taught. Through out the centuries there have been many changes in torture and executions. Neither are used much today since laws have changed so much. In this paper I will explain a few of the torture and execution techniques used back then, how torture and execution changed throughout the time period, and the reasonings behind torture and executions.
One type of execution around today is the electric chair. This form of execution is still used in some states including Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia. Arkansas and Oklahoma have the right to give a lethal injection if needed.
The difference between torture in Elizabethan times and today is quite different. If someone commits a crime today they would go to jail, serve their sentence and be free. In Elizabethan times if someone committed a crime then they would be …show more content…
Many tools were used for torture, one of the worst ones is believed to be the foot screw. (“Occasional Hell”)
The foot screw was designed to (un)comfortably fit a single foot between a sharp, ribbed iron plate and a bar of metal attached to a long screw. When the screw was turned, the bar crushed the foot into a mangled pulp (“Occasional Hell”).
Another form of painful torture was the Brank. “The Brank was used to humiliate women who gossiped with their neighbors with no purpose other than to offend, ridicule or lie about someone else were subject to this torture” (“The Brank”).
(“The Brank”)
The device was a metal caged mask that covered the victims head. The Brank was designed to humiliate its victim for gossiping. There are many variations of the Brank, some had spikes which penetrated the flesh when the woman spoke. The duration of the Brank varied by the severity of the
One type of execution around today is the electric chair. This form of execution is still used in some states including Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia. Arkansas and Oklahoma have the right to give a lethal injection if needed.
The difference between torture in Elizabethan times and today is quite different. If someone commits a crime today they would go to jail, serve their sentence and be free. In Elizabethan times if someone committed a crime then they would be …show more content…
Many tools were used for torture, one of the worst ones is believed to be the foot screw. (“Occasional Hell”)
The foot screw was designed to (un)comfortably fit a single foot between a sharp, ribbed iron plate and a bar of metal attached to a long screw. When the screw was turned, the bar crushed the foot into a mangled pulp (“Occasional Hell”).
Another form of painful torture was the Brank. “The Brank was used to humiliate women who gossiped with their neighbors with no purpose other than to offend, ridicule or lie about someone else were subject to this torture” (“The Brank”).
(“The Brank”)
The device was a metal caged mask that covered the victims head. The Brank was designed to humiliate its victim for gossiping. There are many variations of the Brank, some had spikes which penetrated the flesh when the woman spoke. The duration of the Brank varied by the severity of the