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 …

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 …

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", …

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 …

The Scold’s Bridle, also known as the Brank’s Bridle or simply the Brank, emerged during the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe, particularly in England and Scotland. Its primary purpose was to …

The scold’s bridle, a terrifying and haunting tool of public humiliation and punishment, first emerged in 16th Century CE, Germany. This cruel device was primarily used to punish …

The term ‘Scold’s Bridle’ refers to its literal title and usage. Being a punishment for excessively ‘talkative’ women, “scold” refers to the silencing of the woman, or ‘scolding’ her for her …

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...

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, …

‘The Scold’s Bridle’ by Jenny Paull BA. Many of us have grown up with the idea that the scold’s bridle was used for hundreds of years for women who nagged their husbands, perpetuating …