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He puts my feet in the stocks, he watches all my paths. [3] The stocks were employed by civil and military authorities from medieval to early modern times including Colonial America. Public punishment in the stocks was a common occurrence from around 1500 until at least 1748. [4]
The 17th-century perjurer Titus Oates in a pillory. The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. [1]
In St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. A finger pillory is a style of restraint where the fingers are held in a wooden block, using an L-shaped hole to keep the knuckle bent inside the block. [1]
Image credits: National Geographic #5. The 'Spanish Flu' actually likely got its start in Kansas, USA. It's only called the Spanish Flu because most countries involved in WWI had a near-universal ...
How medieval scientists grappled with the conflicting 'truths' of creationism and the eternity of the world.
Bank of America was the latest firm to up its price target for the stock, calling out a "generational opportunity" for the company in a note at the end of last week.
Medieval Times performers at the Toronto location in 2014. Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament is a Texas-based company that operates several Middle Ages-themed dinner theaters across North America, [1] including nine locations in the United States and one in Canada as of 2022.
The queens, knights, advisors, trumpeters and squires of Buena Park's Medieval Times strike as shows and utensil-free dinners continue with replacement workers.