Medieval Torture- Knotted Rope

A rather "miscellaneous" form of integration/punishment. This works by knotting a rope and than placing the knotted end over the suspects eye. The rope is than loosely knotted at the back of said persons head, in with the rope is tightened more and more to cause pressure to the eye, leaving the suspect in immense pain or even inflicting permanent damage to the eye.
An alternative to using the ropes ends (as scene in this clip) is to secure the ends and than place a rod in between the rope, which is than used as a crank
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In this scene court musician Mark Smeaton is having this torture inflicted on him in order to force him into conceding that he had an affair with the Queen (Anne Boleyn).

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Medieval torture
• Tudors
• history
• Middle Ages

[TheLolbot3000]

One thing. You have probably addressed this, but although the tortures may have stayed the same disgusting things, surely this is renaissance or post, not medieval?

[LadyAmaltheaUnicorn]

@TheLolbot3000

Correct, this takes place just after the classified Medieval era, but the tortures methods were from the Medieval ages/laws

[johnnyXisXneat]

what movie is this from

[LadyAmaltheaUnicorn]

@johnnyXisXneat

it's from a Showtime series called The Tudors that aired on TV a few years ago

[outotyyppi90]

@LadyAmaltheaUnicorn

Yes. I can see there's lots of people loving gore, torture and killing and get some kind of statisfaction for that. But if a million people are sick, that doesn't make being sick not sick, if you understand. You are just not healthy for loving to watch torture etc.

[LadyAmaltheaUnicorn]

@outotyyppi90

I already replied to this a while back concerning the question of sickos coming here to watch torture for fun, and my reply basically stated that yes, some people will watch this just for curiosity and I don't have any issues with that. These are after all just actors on a Showtime series, not actual victims of torture.

However, my reasoning for uploading these clips is so they can be used for historical research and presentation.

If they bother you than don't watch them, period

[LadyAmaltheaUnicorn]

@Nigelxman1

I have a fascination with history and feel the need to expose even the dark aspects of it, hopefully to help prevent these things from happening again.

Of course people will come here just for the sheer curiosity of the morbid, which is fine too, at least it's done educationally instead of like a SAW film. Hey, maybe some of them even go on to study history too, win win IMO

[LadyAmaltheaUnicorn]

@outotyyppi90

So you clicked on a video entitled "Torture" to tell me this?

Hypocritical dumbass, if you bothered to read any of the descriptions you would see that these videos are intended as an educational resource for historical knowledge.

Now go take your judgmental bull shit and spew it on the people uploading death scenes from horror movies

[IceTeaEdwin]

Aw fuck v_v

[SamKat86]

@initvesa: Also, Anne could never have born another living child. She had Rh Deficiency. When she had Elizabeth, Elizabeth's RH Positive blood crossed her placenta and infected her to the point where she was no longer able to bear a child to full term. And, in the 1800s, Anne's exhumed skeleton revealed no abnormalities. The rumors of the extra finger, third breast, etc, were created by her enemies, and have been proven to be false.

[SamKat86]

@initvesa: Well this show is accurate in some respects but not all. In reality, a woman named Elizabeth Brown went to the King and told him that Anne was having an affair with her brother George. From there, her other ladies were questioned, and out of fear, most of them complied. Also, some, such as Madge Shelton, were loyal to the Seymours, the enemies of the Boleyns, and wanted Jane on the throne. Hearing the "accusations", Henry ordered a secret investigation of his wife. He was desperate

[initvesa]

@SamKat86 Who ordered the investigation if the Queen was involved? The King?

[dfg297lpopdirk]

Bollocks to this ive been here to long im going somewher more cheerful

[SamKat86]

@MrJuirIII He was one of Queen Anne Boleyn's accused lovers. He, like the other men thought to have slept with her, and Anne herself, was innocent. It has been proven that they were all innocent.

[MrJuirIII]

May I know what the man did? My english is quite.

[Rolly196]

oh my God that's terrible.. my poor eyes