Machines of Malice

Learn about the ingenious technology behind some of the first death devices ever created - the Wickerman, the Brazen Bull, the Crucifix, and the matrix of deadly machines hidden under the Roman Coliseum.

Deconstruct the deadly machines of the Middle Ages and learn what draconian devices like the Rack, the Skull Crusher, and the Pendulum say about the civilizations that created them.

From the French Revolution to the present day, explore the sophisticated engineering behind the more recent lethal machines - including the Guillotine, the Electric Chair, and the Garrote.