Various forms of mutilation and torture including scourging, beheading, burning, hanging, drowning, quartering, the cutting off of hands and ears, and the breaking on the rack. Medieval and early modern European courts used torture, depending on the crime of the accused and his or her social status.

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Medieval Torture and Mutilation

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