There were a number of very serious revolts against royal authority in the medieval era. For example: The most common crime in the medieval period was theft. As a result, Edward I passed a law in ...

Indeed, medieval governments were forever preoccupied with the amount of violent crime sweeping across the land. Some of the most brutal acts of savagery were committed in the name of religion.

Given how terrible punishments could be in the medieval period, it is not surprising that people who had been accused of serious crimes tried a wide range of methods to avoid death. Image caption ...

But I'll just say that I honestly believe that we should legally bring back medieval-style torture methods for certain criminals like this one. And I'm not advocating for extrajudicial punishments.