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| − | + | In 1252 the way was opened for the spanish inqusition when pope Innocent IV authorized torture as a means of getting information confessions from accused heretics. | |
The above was a rather sick though unfortunately typical method of torture/execution used in the spanish inquisition. The victim was placed in the iron collar and the screw was driven through his neck. | The above was a rather sick though unfortunately typical method of torture/execution used in the spanish inquisition. The victim was placed in the iron collar and the screw was driven through his neck. | ||
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Methods of torture used in the spanish inqusition
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In 1252 the way was opened for the spanish inqusition when pope Innocent IV authorized torture as a means of getting information confessions from accused heretics.
The above was a rather sick though unfortunately typical method of torture/execution used in the spanish inquisition. The victim was placed in the iron collar and the screw was driven through his neck.