Nearby Woodstock has medieval stocks which were used to punish vagabonds and drunkards A town has used a 15th Century law in a bid to reinstate a medieval punishment device. While rotten ...

Beauty is — and always was — pain. To the chagrin of fashionistas everywhere, some of history’s most hard-worn styles — think “waist-training” corsets and high heels — have stood the test of time. And ...

A woman who injured herself at a hens' night after tripping on a medieval punishment device is suing the quirky horror-themed theatre restaurant where the accident took place. Katrina Martin, 47, is ...

Archaeologists who were digging in a medieval Portuguese necropolis unearthed three skeletons of young men who had their hands and feet cut off just before they died. Most likely the consequence of ...