Busting Popular Myths That You Probably Thought Were Facts

Iron Maidens Weren’t Torture Device in the Middle Ages

The ideas that Medieval folks were murderous and savages were pretty much just the latter generation creating that notion. In fact, the idea of Iron Maidens didn’t form until way after the Middle Ages, and they were just formed together to sell more tickets for exhibitions. They weren’t even used!

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