probably William the Conqueror of the middle ages.. he is the one responsible for massive construction of this chairs.. so probably he is also the one who invented it.
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The rack and the thumbscrew
book of ezekial and his submission is torture rack
Yes it disoclates your body. Ewww! You get strectched, but don't worry the rack isn't used anymore!
Either as a direct punishment or as torture to extract information.
Iron Maiden, The rack, The Collar, The pillory
The Iron Maiden, The Rack, Thumb Screws
It was a torture device used to try and extract confessions from suspects.
One of my favorite torture tools is the rack. The rack is where they lay the bad guy on a table and tie ropes to his limbs and slowly pull him/her apart.
Torture was invented by numerous different cultures around the world entirely separately from one another and various forms of torture have their own unique origins.
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Being Drawn and quartered There's also The Rack(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_rack)
Although it is mostly associated with the middle ages, the iron maiden torture device was not invented until the 19th century. Most historians believe that its usage is a complete myth and was, in fact, a hoax.