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Medieval Punishment And Torture Summary

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"Medieval Punishment and Torture" by Stephen Curry is a terse and informational book that teaches the reader various punishments used on criminals, or suspected criminals, to kill the person or to get a confession. I enjoyed reading about how many brigands were tortured to get a confession, regardless if they were a spurious one. Many impoverished citizens had to turn to larceny because they had to pilfer to get food for their families. I learned that most major medieval punishments are arbitrary, slapdash, and ghastly. An example of a punishment stated by the author in the book is a beheading; death would be instant as long as the victim was unflinching. One thing about this book that I did not like was how the author did not explain some

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