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Scavenger's Daughter (or Skevington's Daughter) was invented as an instrument of torture in the reign of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] by Sir [[Leonard Skeffington]], Lieutenant of the [[Tower of London]],<ref>[http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/scavengers-daughter.htm Scavenger's Daughter"] Retrieved 25 March 2011</ref> a son of [[Sir William Skeffington]], [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]], and his first wife, Margaret Digby. It was an A-frame shaped metal rack to which the head was strapped to the top point of the A, the hands at the midpoint and the legs at the lower spread ends; swinging the head down and forcing the knees up in a sitting position compressing the body so as to force the blood from the nose and ears. |
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Scavenger's Daughter (or Skevington's Daughter) was invented as an instrument of torture in the reign of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] by Sir [[Leonard Skeffington]], Lieutenant of the [[Tower of London]],<ref>[http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/scavengers-daughter.htm Scavenger's Daughter"] Retrieved 25 March 2011</ref> a son of [[Sir William Skeffington]], [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]], and his first wife, Margaret Digby. It was an A-frame shaped metal rack to which the head was strapped to the top point of the A, the hands at the midpoint and the legs at the lower spread ends; swinging the head down and forcing the knees up in a sitting position compressing the body so as to force the blood from the nose and ears. My nan says hi! |
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The Scavenger's Daughter was conceived as the perfect complement to the [[Duke of Exeter's Daughter]] (the [[rack (torture)|rack]]) because it worked the opposite principle to the rack by compressing the body rather than stretching it. |
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The Scavenger's Daughter was conceived as the perfect complement to the [[Duke of Exeter's Daughter]] (the [[rack (torture)|rack]]) because it worked the opposite principle to the rack by compressing the body rather than stretching it. |