Medieval torture techniques are some of the most b...  ...volved designing and building devices such as the Judas Cradle , Pear Of Anguish and Iron Chair (pictured above),...  ...es that could only be used as torture devices.The Judas Cradle , one of the simplest of all torture devices, forc...

Back in the middle ages, a popular form of torture...  ...ce a poor sap to sit on a pointy stool called the Judas Cradle . You can imagine what that does to the guy's back...