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The breaking wheel, also known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the (Saint) Catherine('s) Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe from antiquity through the Middle Ages up to the 19th century by breaking the bones of a criminal or bludgeoning them to death.
13. Apr. 2023 · Updated April 17, 2023. Also known as the Catherine wheel, or simply the wheel, the breaking wheel crushed the limbs and bones of the condemned, sometimes over the course of several days. Hulton Archive/Getty Images The breaking wheel has existed in many forms, some lying flat, others stood upright.
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The Breaking Wheel, also known as the Catherine Wheel, was a medieval torture device used primarily for execution rather than interrogation or punishment. It was a large wooden or metal wheel with spokes, similar in appearance to a wagon wheel.
Eine der wildesten und grausamsten Hinrichtungsmethoden, das Brechrad, wurde im 19. Jahrhundert schließlich nicht mehr verwendet. Aber sein Vermächtnis erinnert an die dunkelsten Tage der Menschheitsgeschichte. Worum geht es in einer Uhrwerk-Orange? Das brechende Rad im alten Rom.
Medieval Torture. Catherine Wheel *Breaking Wheel. The Catherine Wheel, also known as the Breaking Wheel, was one of the most widely used torture devices during medieval times in Europe. Warning Graphic Images.
11. Apr. 2022 · The breaking wheel or execution wheel, also known as the Catherine wheel or simply the Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe from antiquity through the Middle Ages into the early modern period by breaking the bones of a criminal or bludgeoning them to death.
He was executed by breaking wheel in front of the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 7, 1757. The French authorities mutilated what were left of his remains and deposited them in the Mississippi River.
