PUNISHMENTS & INSTRUMENTS OF TORTURE FROM THE PAST - The Rack used rollers and a ratchet on a wooden frame to stretch the body until death or a confession occurred. It was also known as the Duke of Exeter's Daughter. He was Constable of the Tower of London in 1447

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