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(monday) history in your game
torture, martyrs and witches-with other dinner conversation
Caution: links contain some strong images and depictions of torture equipment and methods. nothing too graphic, mostly medieval illustrations, but be careful if you are not comfortable with such stuff
we start with a firsthand account of inquisitorial torture from a 13th century fransciscan- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/clareno-inq.html
a page with pictures of the basic torture implements of europe- http://www.angelfire.com/mt/mspepper/torturepics.html
a nice look at "trial by ordeal" the rest of the page is full of useful stuff too- http://www.communities.ninemsn.com.au/InstrumentsofTortureMedievaltoModern/trialbyordeal1.msnw
the historical torture museum(graphic intensive in places, and i mean computer speed, not graphic detail)- http://www.torturamuseum.com/
good pics of torture implements with short descriptions- http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Basement/9560/tdevices.html
medieval torture trading cards! - http://apollinaria.rema.ru/martyr.html
witchkilling "chronicle" listing all the nasty things done to accused witches. it is sof full of game goodness!- http://www.illusions.com/burning/frampage.htm
more "bunrning times" and witches- http://www.witchway.net/times/times.html
historical paper refuting many of the myths and misconceptions of the inquisition- http://www.geocities.com/militantis/inquisition2.html
torture, martyrs and witches-with other dinner conversation
Caution: links contain some strong images and depictions of torture equipment and methods. nothing too graphic, mostly medieval illustrations, but be careful if you are not comfortable with such stuff
we start with a firsthand account of inquisitorial torture from a 13th century fransciscan- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/clareno-inq.html
a page with pictures of the basic torture implements of europe- http://www.angelfire.com/mt/mspepper/torturepics.html
a nice look at "trial by ordeal" the rest of the page is full of useful stuff too- http://www.communities.ninemsn.com.au/InstrumentsofTortureMedievaltoModern/trialbyordeal1.msnw
the historical torture museum(graphic intensive in places, and i mean computer speed, not graphic detail)- http://www.torturamuseum.com/
good pics of torture implements with short descriptions- http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Basement/9560/tdevices.html
medieval torture trading cards! - http://apollinaria.rema.ru/martyr.html
witchkilling "chronicle" listing all the nasty things done to accused witches. it is sof full of game goodness!- http://www.illusions.com/burning/frampage.htm
more "bunrning times" and witches- http://www.witchway.net/times/times.html
historical paper refuting many of the myths and misconceptions of the inquisition- http://www.geocities.com/militantis/inquisition2.html
