Codpiece@feddit.uk to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.social · 18 days agoDucking stool, 17th century. Leominster, England.feddit.ukimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down12
arrow-up145arrow-down1imageDucking stool, 17th century. Leominster, England.feddit.ukCodpiece@feddit.uk to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.social · 18 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·18 days agoAh, yes, ducking; the Medieval practice of weighing a woman against a duck to see if she’s a witch. This was more effective than the previous method of building a bridge out of the woman
Ah, yes, ducking; the Medieval practice of weighing a woman against a duck to see if she’s a witch.
This was more effective than the previous method of building a bridge out of the woman