scold's bridle | Scold's bridle

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scold's bridle	1.93	0.1	3778	64	14
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scold's bridle britannica	1.06	0.8	4007	30
scold's bridle book	0.16	0.3	3436	83
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the scold's bridle 1998	0.79	0.2	9241	14
what was the scold's bridle used for	1.24	0.6	2107	87
when was the scold's bridle last used	1.34	0.8	6228	7

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Scold's bridle - Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scold%27s_bridle

WEBA scold's bridle, sometimes called a witch's bridle, a gossip's bridle, a brank's bridle, or simply branks, was an instrument of punishment, as a form of public humiliation. It was an iron muzzle in an iron framework that enclosed the head (although some bridles were masks that depicted suffering).

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The Scold's Bridle: The Cruel Punishment For So-Called 'Scolds'
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https://allthatsinteresting.com/scolds-bridle

WEBApr 22, 2023 · By Kaleena Fraga | Edited By John Kuroski. Published April 22, 2023. Updated February 23, 2024. From the 16th until the 19th century, women accused of being scolds, shrews, or having "loose morals" were often fitted masks known as Scold's Bridles that held their tongues with an iron gag.

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Scold’s Bridles: 12 Torturous and Humiliating Shame Masks of …
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/scolds-bridle-0017368

WEBOct 7, 2022 · The ‘scold’s bridle’ or ‘mask of shame’ was a concept developed in medieval Europe to punish people, particularly women, who were found guilty of gossiping, gluttony, eavesdropping or lying. They were usually made of cold, unyielding metal, and molded into various mortifying designs.

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BBC - A History of the World - Object : Scold's Bridle
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/MUbKwlRsRZ6YP-4QuviCdA

WEBScold's Bridle. Gossiping women meet their match in the Scold's Bridle. A bizarre form of punishment reserved exclusively for women was the wearing of the iron scold's bridle.

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The Scold’s Bridle – A Cruel Punishment to Keep Women Quiet
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https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/15/scolds-bridle-16th-century/

WEBJan 15, 2019 · The Scold’s Bridle – A Cruel Punishment to Keep Women Quiet. Jan 15, 2019 James Hoare. Encased in an iron mask held tight at the back with a padlock, the scold’s bridle, or brank, is a gruesome, commonplace exhibit in the world’s museums, castles and torture-themed tourist traps.

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8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
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https://www.britannica.com/story/8-unusual-punishments-inflicted-on-women-throughout-history

WEBThe scold’s bridle, also sometimes referred to as branks, was a punishment for women deemed too loud or rambunctious for societal norms. The scold’s bridle was as painful as it was humiliating. A masklike device often outfitted with horns and a mask with unsettling features, the scold’s bridle forced its wearer to have a sharp metal gag ...

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Scold's bridle: instrument of torture and punishment - YouTube
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7lGsWO5R10

WEBApr 4, 2016 · 4.1K. 708K views 7 years ago. Resembling an iron muzzle, the Scold’s bridle was a device originating in the 16th century that aimed to humiliate and cause great pain to the wearer. Women were...

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Scold’s Bridle: Torture Instrument used in the Middle Ages to …
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https://www.historyen.com/scolds-bridle-torture-instrument-used-in-the-middle-ages-to-silence-women/

WEBThe Scold’s Bridle was an iron mask, equipped with a gag, intended for women who were accused of offenses such as gossiping, quarreling, or blasphemy. This device served a dual purpose: to stifle the voice of the accused and to publicly shame them.

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The Scold's Bridle | Lancaster Castle : Lancaster Castle
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https://www.lancastercastle.com/history-heritage/further-articles/the-scolds-bridle/

WEBThe origins of the bridle are not clear but it is currently thought to have originated in Europe sometime in the Middle Ages and was used as part of the penal system. It is first heard of in Britain as a punishment for witches in Scotland in the 16th Century and one of the worst examples of it is the so-called ‘Forfar Bridle’.

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Project MUSE - The Scold's Bridle
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https://muse.jhu.edu/article/833449/summary

WEBThe scold’s bridle (or brank’s bridle, or branks) is an artifact we now see on display in museums, but from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries in Europe (England, Wales, Germany, and Scotland) it was used to punish women who had a lashing, scathing tongue, to punish chatterboxes, gossips, busybodies, yentas, yakety yaks, nags ...

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