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Medieval Europe - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Theft
        
        Theft is when you take something that is not your and fail to return it.
      - Murder
        
        Murder is when you purposely kill someone
      - Treason
        
        Treason is when you plot against the king or church (planning to kill the king)
      - Hersey
        
        Hersey is when a person does not follow the same religion that is set for that place
      - Adultery
        
        Adultery's in these times is when you would cheat on your partner
      - Arson
        
        Arson is when someone purposely sets fire to something
  - - - Neck torture
        
        Humiliating and painful, this punishment was something of an endurance test where the victim would be hooked into a neck device, either made of wood or metal or wood, which prevented the victim from adjusting into a comfortable position.
      - Impalement
        
        Favoured method of execution by Vlad the Impaler. In 15th century Romania; the victim was forced to sit on a sharp thick pole. When the pole was upright, the victim was let to slide down the pole with their own body weight. It could take the victim 3 days to die using this method and it has been said that Vlad once did this to 20,000 people all while enjoying a meal.
      - Hung Drawn and quartered
        
        Hanged, drawn and quartered was given to people who committed treason, they hang you but before you die they quickly untie you and tie you to horses and drag you around the city, after that they take you to the city centre take your bowels out, they then (if a man) they cut your genitalia off and burn it in front of you then they cut your limbs then behead you.
      - The Rack
        
        Designed to dislocate every joint of the victims body, it was believed to be the most painful form of medieval torture. This torture device was made out of a wooden frame with two ropes fixed to the bottom and the other two tied into the handle on top. Once the victim was bound and placed on top of the rack, the torture would proceed to turn the handle.
      - Iron Maiden
        
        This torture device consisted of an iron cabinet with a hinged front and covered spike interior, sufficient enough to enclose a human being. Once inside its conical frame, the victim would be unable to move due to the great number of steel spikes impaling them from every direction. The interrogator would scream questions at the victim while poking them with jabbed edges.
      - Burnt at the stake
        
        Being burnt at the stake is when you get tied to a pole and you get set on fire, this is an event done publicly this was given to people accused of black magic
      - Coffin Torture
        
        The most preferred torture technique in the Middle Ages. This method involved placing the victim inside a metal cage roughly the size of the human body. The tortures also forced overweight victims into small cages to heighten their discomfort as they hung from a tree or gallows. Generally, they would be let there until the crows came to feast on their remains.