medieval punishments

What Were Some Of The Punishments In Medieval Times?

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What Were Some Of The Punishments In Medieval Times? Fines, shaming (being placed in stocks), mutilation (cutting off a part of the body), or death were the most common forms of medieval punishment. There was no police force in the medieval period so law-enforcement was in the hands of the community. What punishments existed in

How Was Medieval Brutal?

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How Was Medieval Brutal? From drunken brawls to rapes and mass killings, violence cast a long shadow over the Middle Ages. Yet, says historian Hannah Skoda, our medieval ancestors were just as appalled by wanton acts of brutality as we are today… … But even more striking is that medieval contemporaries were also horrified by