Archaeologists analyzing a 13th century skeleton have found evidence of a man who was tortured using a 'breaking wheel' before being clumsily beheaded with a sword The Catherine Wheel was a notorious form of torture in medieval times

History is littered with spine-chilling deaths that would send shivers down the spine of anyone in today's world. Yet, among the myriad of gruesome and bizarre ways to kick the bucket, a recently unearthed skeleton tells the tale of an exceptionally excruciating demise.

Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, boffins from the University of Milan have stumbled upon the Medieval bones of a bloke who appears to have copped it after suffering through a notoriously savage torture technique and a bungled beheading. ‌

The unfortunate lad met hi

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