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Breaking wheel
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The breaking wheel, also known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the Catherine Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe from antiquity through the Midd
Execution wheel (German: Richtrad) with underlays, 18th century; on display at the Märkisches Museum, Berlin
Execution wheel (German: Richtrad) with underlays, 18th century; on display at the Märkisches Museum, Berlin
An execution wheel exhibited in the Museum of Cultural History Franziskanerkloster in Zittau, Saxony, Germany, dated 1775; bolted to the lower rim edg
An execution wheel exhibited in the Museum of Cultural History Franziskanerkloster in Zittau, Saxony, Germany, dated 1775; bolted to the lower rim edge is an iron blade-like thrust attachment
Breaking-wheel machine used to execute Matthias Klostermayr, Bavaria, 1772
Breaking-wheel machine used to execute Matthias Klostermayr, Bavaria, 1772
Illustration of an execution by wheel, Switzerland, 1513
Illustration of an execution by wheel, Switzerland, 1513
Dismemberment
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Dismemberment is the act of completely disconnecting and removing the body parts such as limbs, skin, or organs from a living or dead being. It has been practiced upon human beings as a form of capita
Breaking wheel
…in 1581, the serial killer Peter Niers was found guilty of 544 murders and after two days of extended torture, given 42 strikes with the wheel, then quartered alive. Corpses were left for carrion-eaters, and the criminals' heads often placed on a spike. The Zürcher Blutgerichtsordnung (Procedures for the Blood…
15th-century depiction of Adoni-Bezek being mutilated
15th-century depiction of Adoni-Bezek being mutilated
The Martyrdom of St. Hippolytus by Dieric Bouts
The Martyrdom of St. Hippolytus by Dieric Bouts
Aztec stone disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxauhqui which was found during construction in 1978 in Mexico City. Its discovery led to the excavation
Aztec stone disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxauhqui which was found during construction in 1978 in Mexico City. Its discovery led to the excavation of the Templo Mayor.
The execution of Sir Thomas Armstrong, who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in England for high treason in 1684
The execution of Sir Thomas Armstrong, who was hanged, drawn, and quartered in England for high treason in 1684