A scold's bridle, sometimes called a witch's bridle, a gossip's bridle, a brank's bridle, or simply branks, [1] was an instrument of punishment, as a form of public humiliation. [2] It was an iron muzzle in an iron framework that enclosed the head (although some bridles were masks that depicted suffering).

Mathilda Gillespie, an eccentric recluse known for her incredible meanness of nature, is found dead in her bathtub, her wrists slashed and her head locked inside a so-called "scold's bridle", a rusted cage built with tongue clamps which was used as a …

2023年4月22日 · In the Medieval era, unruly women were punished by being forced to wear a Scold's Bridle, an iron device that prevented talking. Women who gossipped in the Middle Ages faced public humiliation at the hands of their husbands when they were forced to wear the Scold's Bridle for hours on end.

2019年1月15日 · Encased in an iron mask held tight at the back with a padlock, the scold’s bridle, or brank, is a gruesome, commonplace exhibit in the world’s museums, castles and torture-themed tourist traps.

The Scold's Bridle: With Miranda Richardson, Bob Peck, Douglas Hodge, Virginia McKenna. Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.

The Scold’s Bridle stands as a haunting reminder of the cruelty and inequality faced by women in centuries past. It symbolizes a dark period in history when societal norms were enforced through fear, pain, and public humiliation.

A bizarre form of punishment reserved exclusively for women was the wearing of the iron scold's bridle. Resembling a muzzle or cage for the head it had a padlock at the rear and a projecting...

The scold’s bridle, a haunting symbol of 16th-century Europe, reflects the deeply ingrained patriarchal values that sought to control and silence women. Though it is no longer used, its legacy serves as a reminder of the importance of free …

2024年1月25日 · The witches ‌bridle, also known as the “scold’s bridle,” is a historical ⁤instrument of punishment and torture used primarily‌ in the 16th and 17th centuries to silence women who were accused of witchcraft, gossiping, or other forms of disruptive behavior.

2017年12月15日 · For this “crime” a special device was invented―the scold’s bridle. It was an iron muzzle enclosed in an iron framework that surrounded the head of an accused woman, like a mask.