7 Horrifying medieval torture devices

If history has taught us one thing, it's that methods of torture were rather disturbing back in the olden days. Although torture still exists today, in the Middle Ages it was much more grisly, often resulting in the victim's death.

While some methods were simply designed to humiliate, such as the stocks, others were far more horrific. We're talking devices that crushed limbs, sliced off body parts and ripped arms from their sockets.