young woman standing next to a ducking stool at Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK

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The ducking stool was a punishment in the Middle Ages designed for women for the crimes of witchcraft and prostitution. Scolds, the term given to gossips and strews, were also punished in this manner.

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Size: 3500px × 5264px
Location: Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK
Photo credit: © Graham Oliver / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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