Because during that period of time there's lawless and no solid judge system. I would say these punishment are necessary evil to create fear and discouraged crimes.
This narrator could literally talk about nothing - and some how I would find the subject interesting. Definitely one of the most underrated voice overs on the internet.
@@lynderherberts2828 his other child was Edward. His mother died some days after childbirth. So technically you could say none of his children’s mothers were safe.
Elizabeth was personally tolerant ‘I do not wish to make windows into men’s souls’ The Jesuit priests Margaret Clitherow (and others) hid were plotting the assassination of Elizabeth to place Catholic Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. As to numbers it’s 190 religiously motivated executions in 45 years of Elizabeth’s reign against 400 in 5 years of Mary Tudor’s reign (none of whom were plotting to assassinate//overthrow her) Sorry but your assertion is inaccurate and ill informed (I studied this period in depth for 3 years at university and I also speak as someone who was born and raised a Catholic)
Interestingly, the highwayman, William Spiggot, refused to enter a plea at his trial in 1721 knowing that his property would be safe from confiscation by the authorities if he did not speak. The judge sentenced him to 'peine forte et dure' or to be pressed in order to force him to enter a plea. Amazingly he endured for 30 minutes with 160kg on his chest before another 23kg were added but this was enough to force him to ask to be taken back to the court room. He later pleaded not guilty but was ultimately sentenced to hang at Tyburn.
In the US if you decline or refuse to enter a plea at the start of your case, the Court enters a not guilty plea for the defendant and the case goes forward.
Kind of like death row vs a full life sentence, if your gonna die behind bars then death row is the better option you know its a quick clean death and death row tends to be more secure than general population so your actually safer there than general population .
That depends because in some scenarios the beheaded would have to take multiple swings to the neck resulting in a painful and botched execution. A prime example is Mary of Scots.
@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 I was thinking of the same thing with the blade. But being crushed by the weight of rocks can still be a painful, prolonged tortured. Some endured for two days with their insides bursting. They would die if they refused to talk. It would be a matter of when.
@@briansullivan5908 Any crime to THOSE particular brainless people is worthy of death. I've seen them say things like "oh the police shot him for no reason, shouldn't have robbed that store 20 years ago." Any excuse.
We had Clitherow’s hand in a glass jar in our school’s chapel. They showed it to us when we were in year 7. Apparently, if you were to take it out of the jar, it would crumble.
This must be why we call police questionings a “presser”. Trying to get the suspect to admit guilt before going to trail. So interesting where terms come from!
This is indeed horrible. And the famous case from the Salem witch trials is the most well known example. However there are worse ways to die. Skinning alive, for example. To me, that would be the worst. Even worse than being burned or crucified.
Interestingly the reason Giles did that was because if he went to trial and was found guilty, or pleaded guilty, he would’ve lost all of his property to the state. So he decided to not go to trial and pass down his wealth. He said “more weight” to hasten his death so he wouldn’t suffer
When it comes to this method of torture, I think of Giles Corey. No one died after that. Enter a plea of guilty or not, you don't face death. Case goes forward as planned. Man, that's something.
On occasion, I hear about the service of “temporary gentlemen” in the British Armed Forces. Something along the lines of being involved in a protracted war and not being able to maintain the requisite number of commissioned officers on the field of battle due to high casualty rates. As a result, common soldiers in the ranks would be selected for officer training due to their leadership qualities. A commissioned officer title, from what I understand in the United Kingdom, is a guaranteed entry into society. But apparently these “temporary gentlemen” - no matter how fierce or brave or valorous in combat - had to relinquish those titles at the end of the wars in which they fought. As a retired commissioned officer in the United States military, I think this practice must have been brutal. I cannot imagine being dejected like that. Even in the United States, the term “gentleman” or “lady” is automatically applied to any soldier when they earn their commission. There is actually a congressional decree. And in wars like World War II and Vietnam, the United States handed out a great number of battlefield commissions. But once someone is a lieutenant or captain or a major or whatever, that is their title for life, unless they are cashiered. So I really would appreciate it very much if you could explore this topic. Because I have to admit that I am quite fascinated by it if not morally outraged and morbidly curious. There’s not a lot out there in the literature that I’ve been able to find. Anyway, I love your show and the channel!
That scene from Gunpowder.....daaamn I was kinda hoping that they just added it to meet the blood and gore quota requested these days in historical series😱
From Wikipedia: Corey is believed to have died in the field adjacent to the prison that held him, in what later became the Howard Street Cemetery in Salem, which opened in 1801. His exact grave location in the cemetery is unmarked and unknown. There is a memorial plaque to him in the nearby Charter Street Cemetery.
Man. Hollywood has always Glorified them Medieval days. Especially Walt Disney with all of them cartoons like Sleeping Beauty, etc. So, for years as a kid I always wished to have existed way back then. But, after seeing a number of videos like this? Torture, the Black Plaque, people only showering once a year, etc, etc. Change my mind, No Thanks! LoL
Small error with the subtitles, guys - @ 4:00 he says '1676', subs have '1976'. Tho, the way the world is, pressing in 1976 wouldn't have been that surprising.
I am not sure if i am right but from all the movies and documentaries i have seen about old Britain i reached the conclusion that the worst place to be born in those days was england. From corrupt priests to mad kings and queens it was hell. But i guess all the empire were like that in old days
Giles didn't enter a plea so they couldn't take his land away so his children could inherit. There's a record of him saying that somewhere. Oh... The narrator said about that just now. I guess I'm jumping the gun.
It's absolutely terrifying how ruthless and barbaric humans can be, and this is just a snapshot of our history.
For the true history, check out based anthropologist Robert Sepehr....
If there’s any extraterrestrial life out there then they must surely be terrified of our self-hate and wanton barbarism
One of the main reasons I'm not sure anymore existing is worth it at all...
Because during that period of time there's lawless and no solid judge system. I would say these punishment are necessary evil to create fear and discouraged crimes.
@@leolow2057 you mean like the january 6th insurrectionists want? Yikes
This narrator could literally talk about nothing - and some how I would find the subject interesting. Definitely one of the most underrated voice overs on the internet.
You can say that again
I think he was on always sunny
He’s not under rated this channel has almost 4 million subscribers?
I think his glee about torture is amusing.
Reminds me of Leslie Nelson, mainly in his timbre.
Thanks for informing about this historically pressing matter.
good oneeee
😂😂
This was such a good video. You absolutely CRUSHED it!
It's amazing we survived those times, what a sick society and yet still what a sick society now in other ways.
Punishments were used more as a deterrent to stop others committing crime. Justice needs to be "seen to be done".
Sick? What the fuck you talking about?
@@jangdi. if you think society isn't broken you're very unobservant.
Humans haven’t changed since day 1. Case in point: first recorded murder in any historical book. Rock meets human head. Rock Beats human head.
@@ErinRSU I mean no? In the literally meaning no
So is this where the term “pressed for answers” comes from?😏
Huh wow
stop leave
On to something..
Yes its no joke. Press and answer guilty. We use the phrase differently now.
Also saying that someone was "hard pressed " to give an answer....
Finally someone calls out Elizabeth for being just as brutal as her sister! Henry VIII really messed up his kids. x.x
Yep, he killed their mothers. Your mother was safe if you were one of his other children.
To me she seems more prutal.
@@lynderherberts2828 his other child was Edward. His mother died some days after childbirth. So technically you could say none of his children’s mothers were safe.
Elizabeth was personally tolerant ‘I do not wish to make windows into men’s souls’ The Jesuit priests Margaret Clitherow (and others) hid were plotting the assassination of Elizabeth to place Catholic Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. As to numbers it’s 190 religiously motivated executions in 45 years of Elizabeth’s reign against 400 in 5 years of Mary Tudor’s reign (none of whom were plotting to assassinate//overthrow her) Sorry but your assertion is inaccurate and ill informed (I studied this period in depth for 3 years at university and I also speak as someone who was born and raised a Catholic)
As a kid, I saw a movie on TV with a scene of a woman being killed like this. Nightmares for months.
Crowhagen Farm. I think it's still my favorite horror movie
@@ellasmommy9278 Wow. I’m amazed anyone remembers this. I certainly couldn’t recall the name. Thank you.
I remember that scene!
Interestingly, the highwayman, William Spiggot, refused to enter a plea at his trial in 1721 knowing that his property would be safe from confiscation by the authorities if he did not speak. The judge sentenced him to 'peine forte et dure' or to be pressed in order to force him to enter a plea. Amazingly he endured for 30 minutes with 160kg on his chest before another 23kg were added but this was enough to force him to ask to be taken back to the court room. He later pleaded not guilty but was ultimately sentenced to hang at Tyburn.
For the true history, check out based anthropologist Robert Sepehr....
In the US if you decline or refuse to enter a plea at the start of your case, the Court enters a not guilty plea for the defendant and the case goes forward.
Yeah mate, times have changed...
In the UK we press people, even now
@@Steve-ph7qn I believe this
I couldn’t finish listening to this one… soooo disturbing the ways mankind invents to torture one another.
The slow deaths were definitely horrifying.. At least beheading was fast enough to not endure such punishments...😬😬
yeah, but the difference is that beheading could fail, because of a blunt blade, being smashed to death by a rock rarely would not work
Kind of like death row vs a full life sentence, if your gonna die behind bars then death row is the better option you know its a quick clean death and death row tends to be more secure than general population so your actually safer there than general population .
That depends because in some scenarios the beheaded would have to take multiple swings to the neck resulting in a painful and botched execution. A prime example is Mary of Scots.
@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 is there an example of case for this?
@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 I was thinking of the same thing with the blade. But being crushed by the weight of rocks can still be a painful, prolonged tortured. Some endured for two days with their insides bursting. They would die if they refused to talk. It would be a matter of when.
This must be why some people will say, Its a pressing matter.
so they were not in a hurry, but threatening me 🤔
I like how you explained that pressing was gruesome JUST because of poeple’s greed and not because of pressing itself
This is all very impressive!
Thank you for discussing this pressing matter!
Glad you making videos on these pressing issues
Proof that, when pressed, Weird History can come up with some doozies!
Nowadays the judge will just automatically enter a plea of not guilty for the defendant.
Thank you for finally making a video on this pressing matter
Thanks for the video like always
What? Nothing like that in Lalada. Only snow, rabbits and flowers in Lalada.
Weird History is my favorite channel! Thank you
How cruel humanity has been..
your contents helps me understand history more than school.
Fun fact: people to this day still experience this kind of torture when attending a Travis Scott concert.
Well falling and having others fall on you
guess people haven't changed much still crass
Too soon 😅
It's mentally done by listening to his music
@@vanillajack5925 no
“More weight.” was all he said…
Glad WH has shed a light on this pressing issue!
i often wonder why people teach about the victims crime and suffering but NEVER seek to address the barbaric behavior of those doing the killing.
@Cottonheaded Ninnymuggins a speeding ticket isn’t a crime.
@@briansullivan5908 Any crime to THOSE particular brainless people is worthy of death. I've seen them say things like "oh the police shot him for no reason, shouldn't have robbed that store 20 years ago." Any excuse.
The Brazen Bull was for me the most insane form of torture
Interesting, I've never heard of pressing. Seems like a pretty tough way to go
I am absolutely not surprised at all. It's their speciality.
Someone asked Gandhi " What do you think about civilization in Britain ?"
Gandhi : "Good idea !!!"
Brings new meaning to the phrase “if pressed to answer I would say…”
I hope everyone else who grew up by Salem had the strange "OH MAN GILES COREY" excitement, my friends treat him like some folk hero.
I’m not even from anywhere near Massachusetts and that was my first thought as soon as I saw the thumbnail.
I'm from Pittsburgh and Giles Corey was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thumbnail
He is an american folk hero, he exercised his right to remain silent.
We had to watch the movie "the Crucible" in school and Giles being pressed is like the only memory I have of it lol.
You will say it, Corey! Speak man, we cannot relent! What say you Corey?
More... weight. *expires*
We had Clitherow’s hand in a glass jar in our school’s chapel. They showed it to us when we were in year 7. Apparently, if you were to take it out of the jar, it would crumble.
This must be why we call police questionings a “presser”. Trying to get the suspect to admit guilt before going to trail. So interesting where terms come from!
A+ video!
LOVE IT! What a fascinating and unique topic!
I remember those Salem Witch Trial stories....
Always remember Giles Corey’s pressing in The Crucible
Lol weird he's got my last name
I love that it was such a common occurrence, they even named an area “ye olde press yard”.
i really liked your contents since i'm child till now am teenager, i really learned a lot thank you🤗
This is indeed horrible. And the famous case from the Salem witch trials is the most well known example. However there are worse ways to die. Skinning alive, for example. To me, that would be the worst. Even worse than being burned or crucified.
Or boiled
@@adamwalker2377 yep! Ugh
Interestingly the reason Giles did that was because if he went to trial and was found guilty, or pleaded guilty, he would’ve lost all of his property to the state. So he decided to not go to trial and pass down his wealth. He said “more weight” to hasten his death so he wouldn’t suffer
Erm, yeah it says that in the video!
The “More? Wait!” line makes me think of the Lionel Hutz newspaper ad.
Whoa man, like that was heavy.
Can you do a video about the Troubles?
When it comes to this method of torture, I think of Giles Corey. No one died after that. Enter a plea of guilty or not, you don't face death. Case goes forward as planned. Man, that's something.
I like your channel. I have it in the background while doing homework.
I sometimes wonder if people back then commonly played a game of would you rather except it was would you rather be pressed or drawn and quartered
This is a rather pressing topic!
On occasion, I hear about the service of “temporary gentlemen” in the British Armed Forces. Something along the lines of being involved in a protracted war and not being able to maintain the requisite number of commissioned officers on the field of battle due to high casualty rates. As a result, common soldiers in the ranks would be selected for officer training due to their leadership qualities. A commissioned officer title, from what I understand in the United Kingdom, is a guaranteed entry into society. But apparently these “temporary gentlemen” - no matter how fierce or brave or valorous in combat - had to relinquish those titles at the end of the wars in which they fought. As a retired commissioned officer in the United States military, I think this practice must have been brutal. I cannot imagine being dejected like that. Even in the United States, the term “gentleman” or “lady” is automatically applied to any soldier when they earn their commission. There is actually a congressional decree. And in wars like World War II and Vietnam, the United States handed out a great number of battlefield commissions. But once someone is a lieutenant or captain or a major or whatever, that is their title for life, unless they are cashiered. So I really would appreciate it very much if you could explore this topic. Because I have to admit that I am quite fascinated by it if not morally outraged and morbidly curious. There’s not a lot out there in the literature that I’ve been able to find. Anyway, I love your show and the channel!
That scene from Gunpowder.....daaamn I was kinda hoping that they just added it to meet the blood and gore quota requested these days in historical series😱
The problem is that truth is usually worse than fiction
@@briansullivan5908 true, sadly
You are amazing,the way you explain history just awesom.
Speaking of torture, I was captured and tortured by a mime
He did unspeakable things to me 😖
You ok ??
Lol, I get it 🤣 maybe edit it to mime artist coz I think it's gonna go over quite a few people's heads
@@deblinadey2789 it's a joke, a mime artist, doing unspeakable things, which is what they do, things without speaking. It's a play on words
@@melodyvalentine8779 ok got it...thanks
Good one
We should do this to child abusers
Jesus. Freaking. Christ. Humans are some twisted animals. That is all.
At some point the safe word stopped working.
I love this channel!! It’s one of my favorites! Always good and interesting videos :)
I find it crazy this was done in the name of justice
To quote Simon Whistler “the past was the worst”
Somehow, this hits differently as tornadoes recently pressed people to death.
A natural disaster vs. sentenced death by man.
Haunting either way.
4:36 I wonder if Ian Fleming got the name for the James Bond character Strangways from Major Strangeways.
That beautiful woodcutting really captured the terror
Now the saying 'Let's press them for an answer' makes sense
you mentioned Giles' unmarked grave, but then what was the marker that noted being pressed to death?
From Wikipedia: Corey is believed to have died in the field adjacent to the prison that held him, in what later became the Howard Street Cemetery in Salem, which opened in 1801. His exact grave location in the cemetery is unmarked and unknown. There is a memorial plaque to him in the nearby Charter Street Cemetery.
Being be headed was better .. done quick , if the ax was sharp 😵💫
Very impressive video
Punishments during our modern era have become less harsh hence crimes have increased exponentially!
Man. Hollywood has always Glorified them Medieval days. Especially Walt Disney with all of them cartoons like Sleeping Beauty, etc. So, for years as a kid I always wished to have existed way back then. But, after seeing a number of videos like this? Torture, the Black Plaque, people only showering once a year, etc, etc. Change my mind, No Thanks! LoL
Disturbing, but fascinating!
That looks like it was tons of fun
Ouch! Many thanks as always😊
Can you guy do a whole episode on the punishment drawn and quartered.
You left out Margaret Clitherow who was pressed to death with the door from her own house.
Gives new meaning to having "a pressing appointment".
That was a really pressing video. Thanks for sharing
I fall asleep to these videos. Thank you
I referenced Giles and his saying only "More weight" a few days ago and I see this video today.
I guess that's where the expression "pressing charges" comes from...
Could you do a video about the history of torture in different countries ?
This type of punishment should be brought back.
I love the puns/jokes right before the facts of the video. 😂
I thought I recognised it! The shrine of St Margaret Clitherow is in York, specifically the famous Shambles street :)
Never heard of pressing before.
This sounds like a heavy subject
wHaT HyGeiNe WaS LiKe DuRiNg PrEssiNg
I just realized where the term “pressed” comes from
Me too. It's horrible
That was depressing...
Newgate Prison! Still standing and open for tours near my daughter's house in East Granby, CT
I absolutely LOVE the narrator, he's wonderful!😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ah ... humans. Such a loving species.
Those Christians sure knew how to have fun back then.
Seeing the thumbnail : oh history of bench press, cool.
Reading the title : oh ... *OOH*
Small error with the subtitles, guys - @ 4:00 he says '1676', subs have '1976'. Tho, the way the world is, pressing in 1976 wouldn't have been that surprising.
If I’m not mistaken, it would be accurate to say the people at AstroWorld died this way.
I am not sure if i am right but from all the movies and documentaries i have seen about old Britain i reached the conclusion that the worst place to be born in those days was england. From corrupt priests to mad kings and queens it was hell. But i guess all the empire were like that in old days
Giles didn't enter a plea so they couldn't take his land away so his children could inherit. There's a record of him saying that somewhere. Oh... The narrator said about that just now. I guess I'm jumping the gun.
The Brazen Bull! It's always freaked me out thinking about it. 🤔
When you got an execution to rule out at 8:30 but you gotta lift weights at 9:00
Ouch!
It wasn't just in Britain. One of the men executed during the Salem Witch Trials in America was pressed to death.
Wow...I had no idea that punishment was carried out at newgate. Crazy.