Did The Iron Maiden Actually Exist?

What was the iron maiden, and how did the iron maiden work? The medieval torture device, a human-sized sarcophagus filled with spikes, seems almost too gruesome to be true. According to 19th-century scholars, the iron maiden caused a slow, painful end, as people bled from shallow wounds while their torturers opened and closed the contraption's doors to impale them. Sharp spikes lined up with the eyes, causing blinding pain.

It might be featured in multiple torture museums, but did the iron maiden exist?

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[WeirdHistory]

What is your favorite Iron Maiden song?

[deanfixem]

A previous commenter stated how he'd like this narrator to read his eulogy at their funeral, and I really can't explain how perfect I've found that

[joermnyc]

“Put them in the Iron Maiden.”
“Iron Maiden? EXCELLENT!”
“EXECUTE THEM!”
“Bogus.”

[kindacrazyAna]

In Jamaica I went to the museum once and they had this iron cage in a human form. It wasnt completely enclosed it was like bands of iron wrapped around the head and torso with spikes on the inside. They said it was used to torture enslaved Africans who had been caught after running away. This reminded me of that. Humans have been so awful to each other over the course of history.

[iamcoolalot]

iron maiden is still rocking out to this day. dudes have the best album covers in metal.

[brianyoung]

I remember seeing these "Iron Maiden" torture devices in several medieval torture museums throughout tourist cities in the US as a teen. One museum had a disclaimer on a plaque out in front of the device saying that no one is certain they were ever actually used. This adds clarity to that. Great video!

[censusgary]

The sad fact is that people were, and still are, tortured, and sometimes tortured to death. But this does not require any kind of specialized equipment. If you have someone captive and rendered helpless, any object, including the torturer’s hands and feet, can be a torture device.

[RobSchmob.]

These videos are always the perfect lengths for my work breaks!

[zach]

Seems like the device was hardly ever used to kill anyone. But it did attracted tourists. Man, this was something.

[bigcheese]

Pretty cool that this device was named after the band Iron Maiden

[_will]

I feel like the video topics they’ve been putting out lately are better than normal

[UndergroundSkat]

My favorite Weird History narrator right here. Even when talking about grim topics, he still somehow makes it light hearted and not as grim

[ajamesarellano]

“The Iron Maiden didn’t exist during medieval time.” Wait a minute 1:15

His side comments and voice is hilarious as f*ck! Hahahaha! Well, been here in this channel when it still had 800K subs. 😏

[simex]

So you're telling me that Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure was not historically accurate?

[Redblueladybug]

For all the band references today I wish I could give you two likes.

[ridureyu]

“Dr.Wily asserted that these mechanical devices…”
Help me, Megaman!

[michaelbatts]

Love the band references!! You rock!!🤘

[MoonDude]

If you're an Iron Maiden fan and your first inclination wasn't to listen to Iron Maiden upon seeing this video, or don't plan to listen to them later, are you truly a fan?

[corkycobon]

I love how your are dropping IM song titles throughout the video. Classic!!!

[brentbowman]

Here’s a drinking game, take a drink for every Iron Maiden pun in this video!!